Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DAP'PER
DAP'PER, a. [D. dapper, brave, valiant; Sw. and Dan. tapper; G. tapfer. See Class Db, No. 13, 28.]
Active; nimble; brisk; or little and active; neat; tight; as, a dapper fellow; a dapper spark. L' Estrange.
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