What is "dandy fever"

Dandy \Dan"dy\ (d[a^]n"d[y^]), n.; pl. Dandies (d[a^]n"d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.]

1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

2. (Naut.)

   1. A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.

   2. A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.

3. A dandy roller. See below.

   Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.

   Dandy fever. See Dengue.

   Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end.

   Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.

n. dengue

n. an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: dengue, dengue fever, breakbone fever]