Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments.
- noun Clothing or array; apparel.
- noun The antlers of a deer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dress; clothe; array; adorn.
- noun Dress; clothes; garb; apparel.
- noun A dress or costume; an article of apparel.
- noun plural In heraldry, the horns of a hart, when used as a bearing.
- noun In botany, the stamens collectively.
- noun Synonyms Raiment, array, costume, suit, toilet, wardrobe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
- noun Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
- noun The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.
- noun (Bot.), obsolete The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One's
dress ; what onewears ; one's clothes. - noun heraldry The single horn of a
deer orstag . - verb To dress or
garb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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“Muslims around the world know that this attire is misogynistic dress for women that is being promoted by the Taliban and al-Qaeda,” said Tarek Fatah, founder of the group.
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Republican candidate Blake Farenthold, who is running for Texas's 27th district House seat, came under scrutiny this week when images surfaced of him out for a night on the town with women in attire leaving little to the imagination.
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Republican candidate Blake Farenthold, who is running for Texas's 27th district House seat, came under scrutiny this week when images surfaced of him out for a night on the town with women in attire leaving little to the imagination.
GOP Candidate Blake Farenthold Targeted After Being Caught In Ducky Pajamas With Scantily Clad Women
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I don't have young children but I do work with youth groups and the over riding comments I hear from young females concerning such skimpy booth babe attire is disbelief, giggles and comments of toppling over from the after market add ons ...
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