DRESS
\dɹˈɛs], \dɹˈɛs], \d_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of DRESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
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suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
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dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
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apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
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kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
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decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
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convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
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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"
By Princeton University
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arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
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suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
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dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
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apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
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kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
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decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
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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.
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To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
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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.
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To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
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To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
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That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
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A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
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Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
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The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
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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!
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
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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.
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To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
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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.
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To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
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To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
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That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
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A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
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Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
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The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
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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!
By Noah Webster.
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Covering for the body; clothing; elegant or fashionable attire; a woman's or a child's gown.
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To cover with, or as with, clothing; adorn; make ready; arrange; to prepare for the table; curry or rub down; adjust to a straight line, as soldiers; to treat, as a wound, with medicines, bandages, etc.
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To put on clothes; to form a line.
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Dressed or Drest.
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Dressing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To put straight or in order: to put clothes upon: to prepare: to cook: to trim: to deck: to cleanse a sore.
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To arrange in a line: to put on clothes:-pa.t. and pa.p. dressed' or drest.
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The covering or ornament of the body: a lady's gown: style of dress.
By Daniel Lyons
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Clothing; woman's gown.
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To put in order; clothe; deck; cook; make healing applications to a wound or sore.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To clothe; array; adorn; arrange; adjust; cleanse and bind up, as a wound; prepare.
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Clothes collectively; elegant attire.
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A gown of a woman or child.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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