Meaning of Dundreary | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dundreary.
   alt-of
2. Any type of fashion, hairstyles etc. associated with the foppish Lord Dundreary in Taylor's Our American Cousin.
   attributive
3. A person reminiscent of Lord Dundreary; a fop, a dandy.
   obsolete
4. Long, bushy sideburns.
   in-plural

Examples

“The shop windows were filled with Dundreary scarves, and Brother Sam scarves, and there were Dundreary collars and Dundreary shirts, and Dundrearyisms were on every lip.”

“‘I shall, if I may claim the second dance,’ spoke up a young man with Dundreary whiskers.”

“All at once, the Emperor began to whistle. He really did purse his lips, the wings of his dundrearies moved a little closer together, and the Emperor whistled a tune, a familiar, if somewhat distorted tune.”

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