dress-up

[ dres-uhp ]

/ ˈdrɛsˌʌp /

adjective

being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well-dressed: the first dress-up dance of the season.

noun

Informal.Usually dress-ups.

a person's best clothes: Wear your dress-ups for the reception.
accessories or other added features: a car with custom dress-ups.

Origin of dress-up

First recorded in 1665–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase dress up

Words nearby dress-up

dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual, drest, drew, drey

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Example sentences from the Web for dress-up

We only have extra under-things, said Marie, and one dress-up frock apiece, besides our camp clothes and ceremonial dresses.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
All these dress-up kimonos have decorations in color, sometimes embroidered and sometimes dyed on the lower points of the front.
Letters from China and Japan|John Dewey
Arf of its only ousemaidin; and the other arf is dress-up and make-believe.
Press Cuttings|George Bernard Shaw
As a rule, young people love a “dress-up” party, and the guests all entered into the spirit of the thing.
Patty's Friends|Carolyn Wells

Her first contact with him in a well-lighted room made her aware that there were other things to the person besides the dress-up.
Hungry Hearts|Anzia Yezierska

British Dictionary definitions for dress-up

dress up

verb (adverb)

to attire (oneself or another) in one's best clothes

to put fancy dress, disguise, etc, on (oneself or another), as in children's gameslet's dress up as ghosts!

(tr) to improve the appearance or impression ofit's no good trying to dress up the facts

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Idioms and Phrases with dress-up

dress up

Wear formal or elaborate clothes, as in I love to dress up for a party. [Late 1600s] For the antonym, see dress down, def. 2.

Put on a costume of some kind, as in The children love dressing up as witches and goblins. [Late 1800s]

Adorn or disguise something in order to make it more interesting or appealing. For example, She has a way of dressing up her account with fanciful details. [Late 1600s]

单词	dress-up
释义	dress-up [ dres-uhp ] / ˈdrɛsˌʌp / adjective being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well-dressed: the first dress-up dance of the season. noun Informal.Usually dress-ups. a person's best clothes: Wear your dress-ups for the reception. accessories or other added features: a car with custom dress-ups. Origin of dress-up First recorded in 1665–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase dress up Words nearby dress-up dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual, drest, drew, drey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dress-up We only have extra under-things, said Marie, and one dress-up frock apiece, besides our camp clothes and ceremonial dresses. Winona of the Camp Fire\|Margaret Widdemer All these dress-up kimonos have decorations in color, sometimes embroidered and sometimes dyed on the lower points of the front. Letters from China and Japan\|John Dewey Arf of its only ousemaidin; and the other arf is dress-up and make-believe. Press Cuttings\|George Bernard Shaw As a rule, young people love a “dress-up” party, and the guests all entered into the spirit of the thing. Patty's Friends\|Carolyn Wells Her first contact with him in a well-lighted room made her aware that there were other things to the person besides the dress-up. Hungry Hearts\|Anzia Yezierska British Dictionary definitions for dress-up dress up verb (adverb) to attire (oneself or another) in one's best clothes to put fancy dress, disguise, etc, on (oneself or another), as in children's gameslet's dress up as ghosts! (tr) to improve the appearance or impression ofit's no good trying to dress up the facts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dress-up dress up 1 Wear formal or elaborate clothes, as in I love to dress up for a party. [Late 1600s] For the antonym, see dress down, def. 2. 2 Put on a costume of some kind, as in The children love dressing up as witches and goblins. [Late 1800s] 3 Adorn or disguise something in order to make it more interesting or appealing. For example, She has a way of dressing up her account with fanciful details. [Late 1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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