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.
- 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.
- To dress; clothe; array; adorn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
- transitive verb To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
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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Anyway, ridiculous attire is not necessarily uncomfortable attire, which is our issue here.
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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 ...
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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For one night of the year, business attire is out, and scantily clad nurses, devils, maids, cops, and cheerleaders are in.
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After all, business attire is required, and the suit needed cleaning; besides, there are some good shows on television that night.
Who gets the first subpoena in a Republican-controlled House? Al Kamen 2010
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Frankly, Nazi attire is fraught with meaning that Confederate garb isn't.
Rich Iott -- a Nazi bit of reenacting work Alexandra Petri 2010
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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.
GOP Candidate Blake Farenthold Targeted After Being Caught In Ducky Pajamas With Scantily Clad Women The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The editor of www. hakashi.com suggests part of the trend back towards business professional attire is because people are more serious post 9-11, and its reflected in the dress code.
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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 The Huffington Post 2010
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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 ...
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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