dress weightn.1
/ˈdrɛs weɪt/, U.S. /ˈdrɛs weɪt/ Originally North American.
The weight of a carcass after organs, excess fat, and inedible parts such as the head and tail have been removed during butchery; = dressed weight n. at dressed adj. Compounds.
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1863 Boston Post 1 Oct. 3/3 L. Hastings sold 10 [Steers] to Mr Holmes, dress weight 625 lbs.
1925 Brisbane Courier 14 Oct. 5/3 Eighty-two baconers realised 8 ¼ d. per lb., dress weight over the scales.
1993 Newfoundland Sportsman Winter 31 Keith Smith of Norman's Cove,..displays a 25 point rack from a large moose (dress weight 468 pounds) he downed in October in Area 31, Long Harbour.
2008 Countryside & Small Stock Jrnl. May 11/2 I raised high-quality range-fed turkeys..much longer than necessary, but it made for a carcass up to the 40 to 60 lbs. dress weight range.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
dress weightn.2
/ˈdrɛs weɪt/, U.S. /ˈdrɛs weɪt/ 1. A small lead weight designed to be placed in the hem of a dress or skirt to make it hang properly.
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1882 Sci. Amer. 23 Dec. Index 411/1 Dress weight, E. J. Brooks.
1927 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 112 The tee is made from an old cork stopper, a lead dress-weight, and a few inches of string.
1950 H. McCloy Through Glass Darkly (1951) iii. 25 The lead dress-weights our grandmothers wore in the hems of their long skirts.
1993 S. Jackson More Costumes for Stage iii. 64 Silk tassels..should have a dress weight inserted into the knob to give enough weight for the cloak to hang well.
2. Cloth of a suitable weight for making into dresses; a piece of such cloth. Frequently attributive.
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1897 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 26 Sept. 23/7 French flannels in dress weight are shown as a special material for little girl's frocks.
1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 637/2 An all wool dress weight fabric.
1959 Times 12 Jan. 11/5 Range of Terylene and cotton mixtures..used at present for lingerie..and dress-weights.
1967 A. C. Kirby Specialist Dress Materials iii. 38 A dress weight can be transformed and given the same degree of warmth as a heavy suiting or top coat fabric simply by the application of foam.
2003 S. Hoppen New Curtain Bk. 22 The distinctions have virtually gone between dress-weight fabrics and furnishing fabrics, and many of the most exquisite curtains are made from dress-weight silk and linen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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