See Also: dicky(1)(dictionary)
dicky(2)(dictionary)
dicky 1, adjective(dictionary)
dicky 2, noun(dictionary)

reminiscence (iou) and dicky(2) (iou)


reminiscence (iou)



reminiscence noun. L16.
[Late Latin reminiscentia, from Latin reminisci remember, formed as RE- + base of MIND noun1: see -ENCE.]
The action or process of remembering; spec. the recovery of knowledge by mental effort. L16.
P. H. Johnson Her..youth came back to her in a rush of reminiscence.
b. Philosophy. Esp. in Platonism, the theory of the recovery of things known to the soul in previous existences. M17.
A recollection, a memory, esp. a recollection of a past fact or experience recounted to others (usu. in pl.); spec. (in pl.) a person's collective memories or experiences put into literary form. E19.
A. C. Boult We were very happy to meet and exchange reminiscences. E. Young-Bruehl Published memoirs and reminiscences have been very valuable.
An expression, feature, fact, etc., which recalls or is suggestive of something else. M19.
Psychology. An improvement in the memory or performance of something partially learned, occurring after the learning has ceased. E20.
reminiscency noun the faculty of remembering M17-M18.

dicky(2) (iou)



dicky noun. Also dickey, dickie. M18.
[Prob. several different words: app. partly from name Dicky, formed as DICK noun1 + -Y6.]
An under petticoat. obsolete exc. dial. M18.
A donkey; spec. a he-ass. colloq. L18.
In full dicky-bird:
a. A small bird. colloq. L18.
b. A word. rhyming slang. E20.
a. A false shirt-front. colloq. E19.
b. A shirt collar. US colloq. M19.
Also dicky seat.
a. Chiefly Hist. A seat at the front of a horse-drawn carriage for the driver; a seat at the rear for servants or a guard. E19.
b. An outside folding seat at the back of a motor vehicle. E20.
Comb.: dicky-bird: see sense 3 above; dicky bow colloq. a bow-tie; dicky seat: see sense 5 above.