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   dress

   /drɛs/

   verb

   • 1. put on one's clothes: "Graham showered and dressed quickly" Similar put on clothesdon clothesslip into clothesclothe oneselfget dressedOpposite undress
   • ▪ wear clothes in a particular way or of a particular type: "she's nice-looking and dresses well" Similar clotheattiregarbfit outturn outdeckdeck outtrick out/upcostumearrayrobeaccoutreinformal:get updoll upliterary:bedizenarchaic:apparel
   • ▪ put on clothes appropriate for a formal occasion: "we dressed for dinner every night" Similar wear formal clothesput on evening dressdress upchange (one's clothes)Opposite dress informallydress down
   • ▪ put clothes on (someone): "they dressed her in a white hospital gown"
   • ▪ design or supply clothes for (a celebrity): "for over four decades he dressed the royal family"
   • 2. decorate (something) in an artistic or attractive way: "she'd enjoyed dressing the tree when the children were little" Similar decorateadornornamenttrimdeckbedeckembellishbeautifyprettifyarrayfestoongarlandrigdrapegarnishfurbishenhancegraceenrichinformal:trick outtart upliterary:furbelow
   • ▪ decorate (a ship) with flags for a special occasion.
   • ▪ arrange or style (hair): "Patrick dressed Michelle's hair in a sculptured, Japanese-type style" Similar stylegroomarrangecombbrushdoput in orderstraightenadjustpreenprimpinformal:fix
   • 3. clean, treat, or apply a dressing to (a wound): "she washed the wound and dressed it with fresh bandages" Similar bandagecoverbind (up)wrapswaddleswatheplasterput a plaster on
   • 4. clean and prepare (food, especially poultry or shellfish) for cooking or eating: "dress the crab and shell the prawns" Similar prepareget readymake readyclean
   • ▪ add a dressing to (a salad): "dress the salad with vinaigrette"
   • 5. apply a fertilizer to (an area of ground or a plant): "the field was dressed with unrotted farmyard manure" Similar fertilizeadd fertilizer tofeedenrichmanuremulchcomposttop-dress
   • ▪ complete the preparation or manufacture of (leather or fabric) by treating its surface in some way: "the leather had been dressed with alum"
   • ▪ smooth the surface of (stone): "it takes two days to dress a pair of millstones" Similar smoothpolishglosslevelface
   • 6. draw up (troops) in the proper alignment. Similar line upput in linealignstraightenarrangeput into orderdisposeset outget into rows/columnsfall in
   • ▪ (of troops) come into proper alignment.
   • 7. (of a man) have the genitals habitually on one or the other side of the fork of the trousers: "do you dress to the left?"
   • 8. make (an artificial fly) for use in fishing: "after you dress a dry fly, be sure to remove any oil before you make your next cast"

   noun

   • 1. a one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs: "a white cotton dress" Similar frockgownrobeshift
   • 2. clothing of a specified kind for men or women: "traditional African dress" Similar clothesclothinggarmentsattirecostumeoutfitensemblegarbturnoutfineryregaliainformal:gearget-uptogsdudsgarmsglad ragsschmutterclobberkitrig-outthreadsformal:apparelhabilimentraimentarchaic:vestments
   • ▪ denoting military uniform or other clothing used on formal or ceremonial occasions: "a dress suit"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘put straight’): from Old French dresser ‘arrange, prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.

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   What is a formal dress?

   • formal attire. a particular form of appearance; guise. outer covering, as the plumage of birds. of or for a dress or dresses. of or for a formal occasion. requiring formal dress. , dressed or (Obsolete) drest, dress·ing. to put clothing upon. to put formal or evening clothes on. to dress a store window; to dress a Christmas tree.

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   What is the difference between a dress and a costume?

   • Dress, costume, gown refer to garments for women. Dress is the general term for a garment: a black dress. Costume is used of the style of dress appropriate to some occasion, purpose, period, or character, especially as used on the stage, at balls, at court, or the like, and may apply to men's garments as well: an 18th-century costume.

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   What does dress mean?

   • Dress definition: an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.. See examples of DRESS used in a sentence.

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   What is a wedding dress?

   • A dress is a piece of clothing made up of a blouse and skirt in one piece. Dress can also refer to any formal attire, as in We’ve decided the wedding will be informal dress, with shorts and sneakers allowed.

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   When you dress, you put your clothes on. A dress is also a kind of one-piece shirt and skirt combo that can be fancy or plain. You can also dress a salad with salad dressing!