dress
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/dɹes/]
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Senses
1. dress (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
Example: He was dressed in the latest fashions.
2. dress (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.: To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
Example: [A]ll the men there shoulde dresse themselves like the poorest sorte of the people in Arcadia, having no banners, but bloudie shirtes hanged upon long staves, […]
3. dress (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
Example: The fashion designer was proud to have dressed the queen for the charity event.
4. dress (noun) — sense 4
Definition: An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
Example: Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
5. dress (noun) — sense 5
Definition: An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
Example: I have been thinking, George, of changing our travelling dreſſes in the morning. I am grown confoundedly aſhamed of mine.
6. dress (noun) — sense 6
Definition: An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.: Any item of clothing, or an outfit.
Example: He wore a bright orange dress to the office yesterday.
Structure of the word
Roots:- h₃reǵ (Proto-Indo-European)
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