dress

[dress]

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!

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To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

Noun
clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

Noun
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

Noun
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

Verb
arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

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dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

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dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

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give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

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put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

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provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

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apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim''s wounds"

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convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"

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kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"

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cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

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put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"

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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

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put a dressing on; "dress the salads"

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provide with decoration; "dress the windows"

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decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

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arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

Adjective S.
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"

Adjective S.
suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

v. t.
To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

v. i.
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!

v. i.
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.

n.
That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.

n.
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.

n.
Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.

n.
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

Dress

Dress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed or Drest; p. pr. & vb. n. Dressing.] [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.

&hand; 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.

2. (Mil.) 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.) 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.

When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense.

Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.

Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.

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If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form.

(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.

Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return.

(d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal. To dress up ∨ out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. "You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius C'91sar." 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

Dress, v. i. 1. (Mil.) 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.

. 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

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.

4. (Milling) 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.

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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!

That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.

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Usage Examples

Age becomes reality when you hear someone refer to that attractive young woman standing next to the woman in the green dress, and you find that you're the one in the green dress.

Growing up in New York has influenced my style so much, and I have an amazing relationship with my stylist, Estee Stanley. We have so much fun with the whole process. She picks out dresses, I try things on and play dress up, and we get creative to see what works.

A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome.

At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls.

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress.

But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.