1. Put on clothes
   "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
   -

1. A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
   - frock 
2. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
   "battle dress"
   - attire, garb 
3. Clothing in general
   "fastidious about his dress"
   - apparel, wearing apparel, clothes

1. Suitable for formal occasions
   "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
   - full-dress 
2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
   "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
   - full-dress

Derived forms: dressed, dresses, dressing

See also: dress down, dress up, dresser, dressing, dressy, formal

Type of: adorn, apply, arrange, article of clothing, attire, beautify, care for, change, change state, clothing, convert, cook, deck out, deck up, decorate, dress up, embellish, fancify, fancy up, fig out, fig up, finish, fix, get up, grace, groom, gussy up [N. Amer], habiliment [archaic], make, neaten, ornament, overdress, pare, position, prepare, prettify, prink, put on, ready, rig out, set up, thin out, tog out, tog up, treat, trick out, trick up, trim, turn, vesture, wear, wearable, woman's clothing

Antonym: undress

Encyclopedia: Dress

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