Толковый словарь английского языка - dress
Dress
dress
I. verb see: right Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make or set straight, to arrange (as troops) in a straight line and at proper intervals, to prepare for use or service, to add decorative details or accessories to ; embellish , 4. to put clothes on , to provide with clothing , ~ down , 6. to apply ~ings or medicaments to , b. to arrange (as the hair) by combing, brushing, or curling, to groom and curry (an animal), to kill and prepare for market or for consumption, cultivate , tend , to put through a finishing process, intransitive verb 1. to put on clothing, to put on or wear formal, elaborate, or fancy clothes , to weigh after being ~ed, to align oneself with the next soldier in a line to make the line straight, II. noun Date: 1606 apparel , clothing , an outer garment (as for a woman or girl) usually consisting of a one-piece bodice and skirt, covering, adornment, or appearance appropriate or peculiar to a particular time, a particular form of presentation ; guise , III. adjective Date: 1767 suitable for a formal occasion , requiring or permitting formal ~ , relating to or used for a ~
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v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. clothe; array (dressed in rags; dressed her quickly). b intr. wear clothes of a specified kind or in a specified way (dresses well). 2 intr. a put on clothes. b put on formal or evening clothes, esp. for dinner. 3 tr. decorate or adorn. 4 tr. Med. a treat (a wound) with ointment etc. b apply a dressing to (a wound). 5 tr. trim, comb, brush, or smooth (the hair). 6 tr. a clean and prepare (poultry, a crab, etc.) for cooking or eating. b add a dressing to (a salad etc.). 7 tr. apply manure etc. to a field, garden, etc. 8 tr. finish the surface of (fabric, building-stone, etc.). 9 tr. groom (a horse). 10 tr. curry (leather etc.). 11 Mil. a tr. correct the alignment of (troops etc.). b intr. (of troops) come into alignment. 12 tr. make (an artificial fly) for use in fishing. --n. 1 a one-piece woman's garment consisting of a bodice and skirt. 2 clothing, esp. a whole outfit etc. (fussy about his dress; wore the dress of a highlander). 3 formal or ceremonial costume (evening dress; morning dress). 4 an external covering; the outward form (birds in their winter dress). Phrases and idioms dress circle the first gallery in a theatre, in which evening dress was formerly required. dress coat a man's swallow-tailed evening coat. dress down colloq. reprimand or scold. dress length a piece of material sufficient to make a dress. dress out attire conspicuously. dress parade 1 Mil. a military parade in full dress uniform. 2 a display of clothes worn by models. dress rehearsal the final rehearsal of a play etc., wearing costume. dress-shield (or -preserver) a piece of waterproof material fastened in the armpit of a dress to protect it from sweat. dress-shirt a man's usu. starched white shirt worn with evening dress. dress up 1 dress (oneself or another) elaborately for a special occasion. 2 dress in fancy dress. 3 disguise (unwelcome facts) by embellishment. Etymology: ME f. OF dresser ult. f. L directus DIRECT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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