Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a dress.

Etymologies

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dress +‎ -like

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Examples

  • He mustered a chivalrous disposition wearing the traditional long, dresslike garment.

    Destined Patricia Haley 2010

  • Her dresslike garment was form-fitted to show off her curves.

    Fatal Care Goldberg, Leonard 2001

  • Nylan nodded at the long scratches, and the scabs, on the scrawny legs below the gray dresslike garment, and the purple and green bruises on the left side of the face.

    Fall of Angels Modesitt, L. E. 1996

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