Definition of x-dress in English English dictionary
- Aboyne dress
- The dance costume prescribed for females performing the Scottish National dances in competitions at Highland games gatherings. Named for the Aboyne Highland Gathering whose organizing committee designed it
- bandage dress
- An elasticated dress that wraps tightly around the wearer to accentuate the profile of the body
Did she really want to be skin and bone, great in one of those bandage dresses but nothing to look at once she whipped it off? No.
- cocktail dress
- A type of women's evening dress suitable for semi-formal occasions or cocktail parties
- cross-dress
- To wear clothes considered to be of the opposite sex
- dress
- To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber)
- dress
- To clothe oneself; to put on clothes
It's very cold out. Dress warm.
- dress
- To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it
- dress
- Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other of the trousers
Does sir dress to the right or the left?.
- dress
- To prepare oneself; to make ready
And lyghtly syr Gawayne rose on his feet, and pulled out his swerd, and dressyd hym toward syr Marhaus on foote .
- dress
- An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which covers the upper part of the body as well as below the waist
Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
- dress
- To bandage (a wound)
he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed.
- dress
- Apparel, clothing
- dress
- To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or somebody)
He was dressed in the latest fashions.
- dress coat
- A usually black evening tailcoat worn by men as part of the white tie dress code
- dress coats
- plural form of dress coat
- dress code
- A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location
The dress code for the funeral said dark - meaning white shirt, black suit, with a black necktie (no bowties permitted.).
- dress codes
- plural form of dress code
- dress down
- To scold
- dress down
- To wear casual or informal clothes
- dress form
- A simple tailor's dummy with no head or limbs
- dress rehearsal
- A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
We've got three dress rehersals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technicalities.
- dress rehearsals
- plural form of dress rehearsal
- dress shield
- A pad affixed temporarily to a dress or other garment, inside the armpit, to prevent the garment's becoming wet or soiled from perspiration
- dress shields
- plural form of dress shield
- dress to kill
- To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex)
- dress up
- To decorate; to prettify
- dress up
- To wear fancy dress
I want a job where I don't have to dress up.
- dress up
- To present in a favorable light
- dress up
- To wear a costume
We're having a party on Saturday, but you must dress up as a famous historical figure.
- dress-down Friday
- a working day on which it is acceptable that office workers dress more casually than usual
- e-dress
- An e-mail address, a unique identifier specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent
Unmunge my e-dress (I think its self explanatory).
- evening dress
- An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, evening gown
- evening dress
- formal attire worn for evening social events
- fancy dress
- A costume, disguise to masquerade as something or someone else
- fancy-dress
- Attributive form of fancy dress, noun
A fancy-dress ball.
- field dress
- to perform a basic gutting of a game animal, without more detailed procedures such as skinning
- full dress
- Clothing for a formal occasion
- full dress uniform
- A set of clothes worn by a member of the military for a formal occasion
- full dress uniforms
- plural form of full dress uniform
- going away dress
- A semi-formal dress, worn by a bride when leaving the reception for her honeymoon
- mess dress
- mess kit (military uniform)
- morning dress
- Formal day wear consisting of a (usually) gray tailcoat and matching trousers, grey top hat, white shirt and tie or cravat
Morning dress can be worn up to 5:00 pm.
- off like a prom dress
- Making a start, or departing, very rapidly
When we heard the police car pull up, we were off like a prom dress.
- party dress
- A woman's dress that is too elegant, revealing, dressy or impractical for normal wear
Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl. /And with the way you look I understand /that you were not impressed. /But I heard you let that little friend of mine /take off your party dress.
- sweater dress
- A knitted dress, especially of wool, worn for warmth
- sweater-dress
- Alternative form of sweater dress
- tennis dress
- the clothing worn by a female tennis player
- top-dress
- To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer
- trade dress
- Those characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors in the manner of a trademark
- wedding dress
- The clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train
- window-dress
- To decorate the window of a shop
- window-dress
- To give something superficial attractiveness
- fancy dress party
- A fancy dress party (British English) or a costume party (American English) is a type of party, common mainly in contemporary Western culture, where guests dress up in costumes. Costumed Halloween parties are popular in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
- cocktail dress
- A cocktail dress or cocktail gown is a woman's dress worn at cocktail parties and semi-formal, or "black tie" occasions
- fancy dress party
- a party where people wear clothes that make them look like a famous person, an animal, a character from a story etc
- dress
- {v} to clothe, deck, adorn, prepare, cook, cover a wound, trim, rub, curry, beat
- dress
- {n} clothes, ornament, finery, skill in dressing
- dress-down Friday
- Friday as a designated day of the week when employees are allowed to dress more casually than on other weekdays
- fancy dress party
- A fancy dress party (British English) or a costume party (American English), mainly in contemporary Western culture, is a type of party where guests dress up in a costume
- jumper dress
- (Giyim) A sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt or sweater
- side-dress
- Place plant nutrients on or in the soil near the roots of (a growing crop)
