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Meaning of dress

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dress
      adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-
             dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress},
             {dress}]
      2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner";
         "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {dress}, {full-dress}]
      n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn:
           {dress}, {frock}]
      2: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
         "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {attire}, {garb},
         {dress}]
      3: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
         apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
         "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing
         apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
      v 1: put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the
           patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: {dress},
           {get dressed}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
           {strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
      2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
         and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
         {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out},
         {apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
         {strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
      3: put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
      4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
         fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: {dress},
         {dress up}]
      5: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
         going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {plume}, {dress}]
      6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
         [syn: {dress}, {dress out}]
      7: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: {dress}, {line up}]
      8: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
         [syn: {trim}, {garnish}, {dress}]
      9: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: {dress},
         {decorate}]
      10: put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
      11: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim},
          {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
      12: cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
      13: convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
      14: apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's
          wounds"
      15: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the
          horses" [syn: {dress}, {groom}, {curry}]
      16: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
          {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe},
          {coiffure}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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