| But backwoodsmen were better at dealing with rebellious Indian chiefs than perfumed dandies were. |
| Less tightly-woven haircloth provided stiffening for the lapels and coat-tails of European dandies. |
| The fops and dandies had no interest in war and concentrated instead on their seraglios. |
| Like most dandies, his predilection for high-style fashion and cosmetic beauty betrays a likeness to his female counterparts. |
| Wrong found political meaning in her encounters with legless street hawkers and Versace-donning nightclub dandies. |
| Fresh of face and louche of manner, they are equal parts Dickensian urchins and Wildean dandies. |
