dress-upn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛsʌp/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛsˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs

Etymology: < to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier dressed-up adj., dressing up n.

The action or an act of dressing up (in one's best clothes, costume, fancy dress, or as a children's game); = dressing up n. 2. Also occasionally: an occasion or gathering which requires formal dress (now rare).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > dressing up

tiffure1303

dressing up1633

bedizening1823

dressing up1861

dress-up1865

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 284 ‘Will you go to meeting, Gershom?’ Joanna asked him... ‘I guess not,..the dress-up takes down the devotion, rather,—for me.’

1909 G. B. Shaw Press Cuttings 20 Arf of it's only ousemaidin; and tother arf is dress-up and make-believe.

1954 E. Pangborn Mirror for Observers (1955) ii. v. 141 It's always trousers nowadays except for evening dress-up, unfortunate for fat girls.

2001 J. O'Brien At Home in Heart of Appalachia xiii. 205 Two little girls sit on a bedroom floor by the opened door playing dress-up with Beaty's old hats and jewelry.

2015 P. Caravantes Many Faces Josephine Baker v. 68 Joséphine associated clothes with her beloved grandmother who had given them to her for dress-up and for performances in her basement.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1846 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 26 Dec. The ladies..do not all wear dangling plumes, as they do on a dress-up day in New-York.

1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People 52 As to that little dress-up affair over there,..I don't think any real harm has been done.

1887 ‘Pansy’ Little Fishers iii They are dress-up clothes.

1965 New Society 8 July 12/2 The dress-up dinner party is nearly dead.

2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Sept. b3/4 Their taste for..colonial-style entertainment..usually meant a dress-up theme party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dress-up
释义	dress-upn. Brit. /ˈdrɛsʌp/, U.S. /ˈdrɛsˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs Etymology: < to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier dressed-up adj., dressing up n. The action or an act of dressing up (in one's best clothes, costume, fancy dress, or as a children's game); = dressing up n. 2. Also occasionally: an occasion or gathering which requires formal dress (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > dressing up tiffure1303 dressing up1633 bedizening1823 dressing up1861 dress-up1865 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 284 ‘Will you go to meeting, Gershom?’ Joanna asked him... ‘I guess not,..the dress-up takes down the devotion, rather,—for me.’ 1909 G. B. Shaw Press Cuttings 20 Arf of it's only ousemaidin; and tother arf is dress-up and make-believe. 1954 E. Pangborn Mirror for Observers (1955) ii. v. 141 It's always trousers nowadays except for evening dress-up, unfortunate for fat girls. 2001 J. O'Brien At Home in Heart of Appalachia xiii. 205 Two little girls sit on a bedroom floor by the opened door playing dress-up with Beaty's old hats and jewelry. 2015 P. Caravantes Many Faces Josephine Baker v. 68 Joséphine associated clothes with her beloved grandmother who had given them to her for dress-up and for performances in her basement. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1846 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 26 Dec. The ladies..do not all wear dangling plumes, as they do on a dress-up day in New-York. 1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People 52 As to that little dress-up affair over there,..I don't think any real harm has been done. 1887 ‘Pansy’ Little Fishers iii They are dress-up clothes. 1965 New Society 8 July 12/2 The dress-up dinner party is nearly dead. 2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Sept. b3/4 Their taste for..colonial-style entertainment..usually meant a dress-up theme party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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