also DANDALIE, DANDILY
CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ADJ. 1. spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted ...1500-20 Sc. 2. fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc. NOUN 1. a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling ...1697 Sc. 2. a young person who through over-indulgence is become feeble in body, or pettish in temper, or both ...1808 Sc. ETYMOLOGY apparently a derivative of dandle (vb.) EXAMPLE From: Helenore Or, The Fortunate Shepherdess A Poem in the Broad Scotch Dialect By Alexander Ross, Schoolmaster at Lochlee, 1778 Songs. P. 162
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