UNDREST

Etymology

Adjective

undrest (comparative more undrest, superlative most undrest)

Obsolete form of undressed.

Verb

undrest

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of undress

Anagrams

• Dunster, deturns, dunters, dursen't, retunds

Source: Wiktionary


UNDRESS

Un*dress", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dress.]

1. To divest of clothes; to strip.

2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.

3. (Med.)

Definition: To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.

Un"dress, n.

1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.

2. (Mil. & Naval)

Definition: An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform. Undress parade (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms, and the ceremony being shortened.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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