dress, full-dress
(adjective) (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; âa dress dinnerâ; âa full-dress ceremonyâ
dress, full-dress
(adjective) suitable for formal occasions; âformal wearâ; âa full-dress uniformâ; âdress shoesâ
apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes
(noun) clothing in general; âshe was refined in her choice of apparelâ; âhe always bought his clothes at the same storeâ; âfastidious about his dressâ
attire, garb, dress
(noun) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; âformal attireâ; âbattle dressâ
dress, frock
(noun) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(verb) arrange attractively; âdress my hair for the weddingâ
preen, primp, plume, dress
(verb) dress or groom with elaborate care; âShe likes to dress when going to the operaâ
dress, dress up
(verb) dress in a certain manner; âShe dresses in the latest Paris fashionâ; âhe dressed up in a suit and tieâ
dress, groom, curry
(verb) give a neat appearance to; âgroom the dogsâ; âdress the horsesâ
dress, get dressed
(verb) put on clothes; âwe had to dress quicklyâ; âdress the patientâ; âCan the child dress by herself?â
dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
(verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on; âParents must feed and dress their childâ
dress
(verb) apply a bandage or medication to; âdress the victimâs woundsâ
dress
(verb) convert into leather; âdress the tanned skinsâ
dress, dress out
(verb) kill and prepare for market or consumption; âdress a turkeyâ
dress
(verb) put a finish on; âdress the surface smoothâ
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; âdress the plants in the gardenâ
dress
(verb) put a dressing on; âdress the saladsâ
dress, decorate
(verb) provide with decoration; âdress the windowsâ
trim, garnish, dress
(verb) decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
dress, line up
(verb) arrange in ranks; âdress troopsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dress (third-person singular simple present dresses, present participle dressing, simple past dressed, past participle (obsolete) drest or dressed)
(transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone). [from 15thc.]
(intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes. [from 18thc.]
(sports, ambitransitive) To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.
(intransitive, euphemism) Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers. [from 20thc.]
(transitive) To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it. [from 15thc.]
(obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To prepare oneself; to make ready. [14th-16thc.]
To adorn, ornament. [from 15thc.]
(nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
(transitive, theatre, film, television) To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
(transitive) To treat (a wound, or wounded person). [from 15thc.]
To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
(transitive) To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
(transitive) To manure (land).
(transitive) To bolt or sift flour.
(military, ambitransitive, sometimes, imperative) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align.
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
• (clothe (something or somebody)): clothe, don; see also clothe
• (clothe oneself): get dressed
• (prepare the surface of)
• (bandage (a wound)): bandage, put a bandage on, put a dressing on
• (clothe (something or somebody)): strip, undress
• (clothe oneself): disrobe, get undressed, strip, undress
dress (countable and uncountable, plural dresses)
(countable) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.
(uncountable) Apparel, clothing.
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
A dress rehearsal.
Source: Wiktionary
Dress, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed or Drest; p. pr. & vb. n. Dressing.] Etym: [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule. See Right, and cf. Address, Adroit, Direct, Dirge.]
1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. Chaucer.
Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of "to direct one's step; to addresss one's self." To Grisild again will I me dresse. Chaucer.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
3. (Med.)
Definition: To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it. Gen. ii. 15. When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense. Ex. xxx. 7. Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed. Dryden. Dressing their hair with the white sea flower. Tennyson . If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form. Carlyle.
(b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish. (c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck. Dressed myself in such humility. Shak. Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return. Shak.
(d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal. To dress up or out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. "You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius CĂŠsar." Addison.
– To dress a ship (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are added. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Syn.
– To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig; trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
Dress, v. i.
1. (Mil.)
Definition: To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly. "To dress for a ball." Latham. To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. Tennyson . To dress to the right, To dress to the left, To dress on the center (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide.
Dress, n.
1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. "In your soldier's dress." Shak.
2. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it. Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. Pope.
4. (Milling)
Definition: The system of furrows on the face of a millstone. Knight. Dress circle. See under Circle.
– Dress parade (Mil.), a parade in full uniform for review.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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