Dress

Definition: Dress

Dress

Adjective

1. Suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes".

2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony".

Noun

1. A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.

2. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.

Verb

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

2. Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child".

3. Put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth".

4. Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion": "he dressed up in a suit and tie".

5. Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera".

6. Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey".

7. Arrange in ranks; "dress troops".

8. Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.

9. Provide with decoration; "dress the windows".

10. : put a dressing on; "dress the salads".

11. : cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden".

12. : convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins".

13. : apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds".

14. : give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses".

15. : arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding".

Date "dress" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Dress \Dress\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Dressedor Drest; present participle verb or noun Dressing.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Computing	Dress Casual, vaguely post-hippie; T-shirts, jeans, running shoes, Birkenstocks (or bare feet). Long hair, beards, and moustaches are common. High incidence of tie-dye and intellectual or humorous `slogan' T-shirts. Until the mid-1990s such T-shirts were seldom computer-related, as that would have been too obvious - but the hacker culture has since developed its own icons, and J. Random Hacker now often wears a Linux penguin or BSD daemon or a DeCSS protest shirt. A substantial minority prefers `outdoorsy' clothing -- hiking boots ("in case a mountain should suddenly spring up in the machine room", as one famous parody put it), khakis, lumberjack or chamois shirts, and the like. After about 1995 hacker dress styles assimilated some influence from punk, gothic, and rave subcultures. This was relatively mild and has manifested mostly as a tendency to wear a lot of black, especially when `dressed up' to the limit of formality. Other markers of those subcultures such as piercings, chains, and dyed hair remain relatively uncommon. Very few hackers actually fit the "National Lampoon" Nerd stereotype, though it lingers on at MIT and may have been more common before 1975. At least since the late Seventies backpacks have been more common than briefcases, and the hacker `look' has been more whole-earth than whole-polyester. Hackers dress for comfort, function, and minimal maintenance hassles rather than for appearance (some, perhaps unfortunately, take this to extremes and neglect personal hygiene). They have a very low tolerance of suits and other `business' attire; in fact, it is not uncommon for hackers to quit a job rather than conform to a dress code. When they are somehow backed into conforming to a dress code, they will find ways to subvert it, for example by wearing absurd novelty ties. Female hackers almost never wear visible makeup, and many use none at all. Source: Jargon File.
Bible	Dress (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah's dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The Hebrews were early acquainted with the art of weaving hair into cloth (Ex. 26:7; 35:6), which formed the sackcloth of mourners. This was the material of John the Baptist's robe (Matt. 3:4). Wool was also woven into garments (Lev. 13:47; Deut. 22:11; Ezek. 34:3; Job 31:20; Prov. 27:26). The Israelites probably learned the art of weaving linen when they were in Egypt (1 Chr. 4:21). Fine linen was used in the vestments of the high priest (Ex. 28:5), as well as by the rich (Gen. 41:42; Prov. 31:22; Luke 16:19). The use of mixed material, as wool and flax, was forbidden (Lev. 19:19; Deut. 22:11). (2.) Colour. The prevailing colour was the natural white of the material used, which was sometimes rendered purer by the fuller's art (Ps. 104:1, 2; Isa. 63:3; Mark 9:3). The Hebrews were acquainted with the art of dyeing (Gen. 37:3, 23). Various modes of ornamentation were adopted in the process of weaving (Ex. 28:6; 26:1, 31; 35:25), and by needle-work (Judg. 5:30; Ps. 45:13). Dyed robes were imported from foreign countries, particularly from Phoenicia (Zeph. 1:8). Purple and scarlet robes were the marks of the wealthy (Luke 16:19; 2 Sam. 1:24). (3.) Form. The robes of men and women were not very much different in form from each other. (a) The "coat" (kethoneth), of wool, cotton, or linen, was worn by both sexes. It was a closely-fitting garment, resembling in use and form our shirt (John 19:23). It was kept close to the body by a girdle (John 21:7). A person wearing this "coat" alone was described as naked (1 Sam. 19:24; Isa. 20:2; 2 Kings 6:30; John 21:7); deprived of it he would be absolutely naked. (b) A linen cloth or wrapper (sadin) of fine linen, used somewhat as a night-shirt (Mark 14:51). It is mentioned in Judg. 14:12, 13, and rendered there "sheets." (c) An upper tunic (meil), longer than the "coat" (1 Sam. 2:19; 24:4; 28:14). In 1 Sam. 28:14 it is the mantle in which Samuel was enveloped; in 1 Sam. 24:4 it is the "robe" under which Saul slept. The disciples were forbidden to wear two "coats" (Matt. 10:10; Luke 9:3). (d) The usual outer garment consisted of a piece of woollen cloth like a Scotch plaid, either wrapped round the body or thrown over the shoulders like a shawl, with the ends hanging down in front, or it might be thrown over the head so as to conceal the face (2 Sam. 15:30; Esther 6:12). It was confined to the waist by a girdle, and the fold formed by the overlapping of the robe served as a pocket (2 Kings 4:39; Ps. 79:12; Hag. 2:12; Prov. 17:23; 21:14). Female dress. The "coat" was common to both sexes (Cant. 5:3). But peculiar to females were (1) the "veil" or "wimple," a kind of shawl (Ruth 3:15; rendered "mantle," R.V., Isa. 3:22); (2) the "mantle," also a species of shawl (Isa. 3:22); (3) a "veil," probably a light summer dress (Gen. 24:65); (4) a "stomacher," a holiday dress (Isa. 3:24). The outer garment terminated in an ample fringe or border, which concealed the feet (Isa. 47:2; Jer. 13:22). The dress of the Persians is described in Dan. 3:21. The reference to the art of sewing are few, inasmuch as the garments generally came forth from the loom ready for being worn, and all that was required in the making of clothes devolved on the women of a family (Prov. 31:22; Acts 9:39). Extravagance in dress is referred to in Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 16:10; Zeph. 1:8 (R.V., "foreign apparel"); 1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:3. Rending the robes was expressive of grief (Gen. 37:29, 34), fear (1 Kings 21:27), indignation (2 Kings 5:7), or despair (Judg. 11:35; Esther 4:1). Shaking the garments, or shaking the dust from off them, was a sign of renunciation (Acts 18:6); wrapping them round the head, of awe (1 Kings 19:13) or grief (2 Sam. 15:30; casting them off, of excitement (Acts 22:23); laying hold of them, of supplication (1 Sam. 15:27). In the case of travelling, the outer garments were girded up (1 Kings 18:46). They were thrown aside also when they would impede action (Mark 10:50; John 13:4; Acts 7:58). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Food & Agriculture	To remove the feathers and blood from a bird which has been killed. Source: European Union. (references)
Metallurgy	To cover with a coating a core or mould cavity:with a brush or swab, by immersion, with a spray-gun. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. To resharpen and restore to size the worn teeth on a roller or diamond bit. See also:face b. To restore a tool to its original shape and sharpness by forging or grinding c. To clean ore by breaking off fragments of the gangue from the valuable mineral. See also:ore dressingd. To shape dimension stone. (references)
Slang	Noun. Source: The amount of fabric needed to make a dress. Possibly developed as a term when dresses were usually hand made. Definition: Five yards of fabric. Enough to make, "a dress, some baby clothes, and some quilt scraps". Context: Used among senior group women to discuss planned fabric purchases. Social Source: Smith Clan. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The term dress may refer to either

clothing or attire in general
a specific type of garment, discussed in the article on skirt and dress

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
DRESS	English	Depth resolved spectroscopy	Medicine, Physics
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Dress

Synonyms: full-dress (adj), attire (n), frock (n), garb (n), apparel (v), arrange (v), clip (v), clothe (v), coif (v), coiffe (v), coiffure (v), crop (v), curry (v), cut back (v), decorate (v), do (v), dress out (v), dress up (v), enclothe (v), fit out (v), garment (v), garnish (v), get dressed (v), groom (v), habilitate (v), line up (v), lop (v), plume (v), preen (v), primp (v), prune (v), raiment (v), set (v), snip (v), tog (v), trim (v). (additional references)

Antonym: undress (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Agreement	Render accordant; Adjective: fit, suit, adapt, accommodate; graduate; adjust; (render, equal); dress, regulate, readjust; accord, harmonize,. reconcile; fadge, dovetail, square.
Clothing	Vest, clothe, array, dress, dight, drape, robe, enrobe, attire, apparel, accounter, rig, fit out; deck; (ornament); perk, equip, harness, caparison.
	Noun: clothing, investment; covering; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; habiliment; vesture, vestment; garment, garb, palliament, apparel, wardrobe, wearing apparel, clothes, things; underclothes.
Equality	Render equal; Adjective: equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt; (render accordant); strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
Fashion	Manners, breeding; (politeness); air, demeanor; (appearance); savoir faire; gentlemanliness, gentility, decorum, propriety, biens_ance; conventions of society; Mrs. Grundy; punctilio; form, formality; etiquette, point of etiquette; dress.
Ornament	Garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank; trick out, fig out; deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array; begawd, dress, dress up; spangle, bespangle, powder; embroider, work; chase, emboss, fret, emblazon; illuminate; illustrate.
Preparation	Elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity; nurture; (aid); hatch, cook, brew; temper, anneal, smelt; barbecue; infumate; maturate. equip, arm, man; fit-out, fit up; furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge; dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up; refurbish; sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune; whet the knife, whet the sword; wind up, screw up; adjust; (fit); put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness; pack.
Punishment	Strike; deal a blow to, administer the lash, smite; slap, slap the face; smack, cuff, box the ears, spank, thwack, thump, beat, lay on, swinge, buffet; thresh, thrash, pummel, drub, leather, trounce, sandbag, baste, belabor; lace, lace one's jacket; dress, dress down, give a dressing, trim, warm, wipe, tund, cob, bang, strap, comb, lash, lick, larrup, wallop, whop, flog, scourge, whip, birch, cane, give the stick, switch, flagellate, horsewhip, bastinado, towel, rub down with an oaken towel, rib roast, dust one's jacket, fustigate, pitch into, lay about one, beat black and blue; beat to a mummy, beat to a jelly; give a black eye.
Uniformity	Render uniform, homogenize; Adjective: assimilate, level, smooth, dress.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Dress

English words defined with "dress": cocktail dress, Court dress ♦ dress blues, dress circle, Dress coat, dress suit, dress up, dress whites ♦ Fatigue dress, full dress ♦ morning dress ♦ To dress up. (references)

Specialty definitions using "dress": Canonical Dress ♦ Dress in drag, Dress your Jacket ♦ NUGGING DRESS. (references)

Etymologies containing "dress": Vandyke. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dress" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (blackberry bush, bramble, briar), Norwegian (suit).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And why does he dress like a bible salesman (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) The dress is for sale (Indecent Proposal; writing credit: Amy Holden Jones) I think that dress hikes up a little (The Philadelphia Story; writing credit: Donald Ogden Stewart. Based on the play by Philip Barry.) Well, on the other hand, I've got a bathing suit under my dress (From Here to Eternity; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman) Oh this silly little black dress, these silly little boots and these silly liPanties (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding)
Lyrics	She was a long cool woman in a black dress (Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress); performing artist: Hollies) Gonna dress you up in my love (Dress You Up; performing artist: Madonna) Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly (Barbie Girl; performing artist: Aqua) And to see it fall on your simple country dress it's like heaven to me I must (Steal My Kisses; performing artist: Ben Harper) A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail (Check Yes Or No; performing artist: George Strait)
Clever	Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul. (references; author: Mark Twain) You are an engineer if you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Dress Reversal (1965) The Story of a Dress (1964) On Dress Parade (1939) Dress Rehearsal (1939) Women Must Dress (1935)
Song Titles	Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (performing artist: Helen Reddy) Dress You Up (performing artist: Madonna) Devil With A Blue Dress On (performing artist: Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The Dress Barn, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress (reference) 101 Uses for a Bridesmaid Dress (reference) Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods--My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine (reference) Dress Your House for Success: 5 Fast, Easy Step to Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price! (reference) Eloise's Guide to Life: How to Eat, Dress, Travel, Behave and Stay Six Forever! (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Devil in a Blue Dress (reference) Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill (reference) The Dress Code (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Full Western Dress (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Holiday Corduroy Dress - Red - 3 Months (reference) LORUS Men's Dress Watch (reference) TIMEX Men's/Ladies' Easy Reader Dress Watch (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Philip C. Doran Shipboard in dress whites. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Roland D. Horne In dress whites on the MARINDUQUE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Lieutenant Harley Nygren on the PATHFINDER in dress khakis. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Gurdev Singh Sandhu in traditional Indian dress outside of the child care facility at Mahal Plaza in California. Credit: USDA.
	Indian dancers in full dress costume at a pow wow in Browning, MO. Credit: USDA.		A Native-American in traditional dress riding a horse. Credit: Unknown.
	Hunters Preparing to Dress Bison. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library.		Behold the dress from monkey-lands brought o'er... / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	To Dress Fractures Of The Neck Of The Thigh Bone. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Photographed in civilian dress, probably during or soon after the Civil War. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 10 June 1864 "for gallant and meritorious conduct in command of the torpedo boat Squib in passing through the enemy's fleet off Newport News on the night of April 9, 1864, and attacking the steam frigate Minnesota". Credit: NAVY.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Hair dryer; hair blower; blower; blow; dryer; dry; fan; heat; primp; deck out; doll up; dress up; fix up; groom; gussy up; preen; prepare; prink; slick; smarten; spiff; spruce; titivate.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Anthony Trollope	They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.
	I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
Benjamin Franklin	Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
	Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; E'er fancy you consult, consult your purse.
Confucius	Three-tenths of good looks are due to nature; seven-tenths to dress.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu	Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
Liz Smith	Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.
Lord Chesterfield	Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
St. Jerome	Sometimes the character of the mistress if inferred from the dress of her maids.
William M. Thackeray	Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Through the Looking-Glass	Carroll, Lewis	It would have been all the better, as it seemed to Alice, if she had got some one else to dress her, she was so dreadfully untidy
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress, which bore him up, he thought, and carried him along
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	He examined the infant carefully, and then proceeded to unclasp a leathern case, which he took from beneath his dress.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	On his arrival at M__ sur M__ he had the dress, the manners, and the language of a labourer only
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Old servants in old dress were in the ironingroom above the staircase
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	The dress came down to her ankles, and her strong, broad, bare feet moved quickly and deftly over the floor
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	I would exactly set down the several changes in customs, language, fashions of dress, diet and diversions
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Later in the disease, they may forget how to do simple tasks, such as how to dress themselves or eat with proper utensils. (references)
		Some hospitals have responded by relaxing certain rules so teenagers can dress in street clothes whenever possible and have visits from their friends. (references)
Business		Women usually dress conservatively and modestly. (references)
		They usually dress up in new clothes at these occasions. (references)
		More parents would like their kids to dress in the same way they dress. (references)
Civil Liberties	Belgium	The Muslim Executive Council reported that women and girls wearing traditional dress or headscarves in some cases face discrimination in employment and public and private school admissions even though the law does not prohibit such dress. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	As these northern Muslims share names, style of dress, and customs with several of the country's predominantly Muslim neighboring countries, they sometimes are accused wrongly of attempting to obtain nationality cards illegally in order to vote or otherwise take advantage of citizenship. (references)
	Pakistan	On some university campuses, well-armed groups of students, primarily from radical religious organizations, have armed clashes with and intimidate other students, instructors, and administrators over issues such as language, syllabus contents, examination policies, grades, doctrines, and dress. (references)
Economic History	China	The Unfair Competition Law extends IPR protection to trade dress. (references)
	Seychelles	Seychelles is extremely informal and casual dress is the norm even at the most senior levels. (references)
	Iraq	Most Kurds are Sunni Muslim but differ from their Arab neighbors in language, dress, and customs. (references)
Human Rights	Comoros	Bans on alcohol and immodest dress are enforced sporadically, usually during religious months, such as Ramadan. (references)
	United Arab Emirates	The Code of Conduct includes a dress code for men and women, a dress code for attending mosques, and a dress code for beaches. (references)
	India	The Government does not restrict citizens' personal appearance; however, in Kashmir and Manipur dress codes have been announced. (references)
Indigenous People	Guatemala	Since 1999 there have been no reports of schools denying children the right to wear traditional indigenous dress, a common complaint under the previous administration. (references)
	El Salvador	There are a few very small communities whose members still wear traditional dress and maintain traditional customs to a recognizable degree; they do so without repression or interference. (references)
	Guatemala	The Constitution states that the country is composed of diverse ethnic groups and obliges the Government to recognize, respect, and promote the lifestyles, customs, traditions, forms of social organization, and manner of dress of indigenous people. (references)
Minorities	Philippines	Some Muslims therefore use a Christian pseudonym and do not wear distinctive dress when applying for housing or jobs. (references)
	United Kingdom	Targets included persons, including women in traditional Islamic dress, and buildings, such as mosques and Muslim-owned businesses. (references)
	Philippines	Muslims report that they have difficulty renting rooms in boarding houses or being hired for retail work if they use their real name or wear distinctive Muslim dress. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	POP generally only issued warnings for improper dress. (references)
	Sudan	However, enforcement of the dress code regulations has been uneven. (references)
	Sudan	There were no reports that security forces used abuse to enforce the dress code during the year. (references)
Travel	Philippines	Dress is according to venue. (references)
	Trinidad	Dress is basically American in style. (references)
	Nepal	Visitors are advised to dress modestly. (references)
Women	Afghanistan	However, there were credible reports that the Taliban increased enforcement of the dress code during the year. (references)
	Malaysia	The Terrengganu state government introduced a dress code in 2000 for government employees and workers on business premises. (references)
	Nigeria	Confined widows are under restrictions for as long as 1 year and usually are required to shave their heads and dress in black. (references)
Worker Rights	Iran	It also prohibits government workers from having contacts with foreigners and stipulates penalties for failure to observe Islamic dress codes and principles at work. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Karl Lagerfeld	The funny thing is they made the same contest the year before and two years after. Nobody knows what happened to the other people from the other contests except me because the boy who got the prize for the dress, was Yves Saint Laurent.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Benjamin Harrison	1889-1893	Societies for the promotion of home manufactures and for encouraging the use of domestics in the dress of the people were organized in many of the States.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	So now, they're trying to dress their liberal agenda in a conservative overcoat.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Dress" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.03% of the time. "Dress" is used about 4,426 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	83.03%	3,675	2,637
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	11.67%	516	11,767
Lexical Verb (base form)	5.3%	235	19,568
Total	100.00%	4,426	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "dress" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Dress	Last name	400	19,717
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Country	Name
USA	The Dress Barn, Inc.
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "dress": academic dress ♦ affect a dress ♦ ball dress ♦ bathing dress ♦ battle dress ♦ bridal dress ♦ camouflage battle dress ♦ camouflage dress ♦ ceremonial dress ♦ change into evening dress ♦ chemise dress ♦ civilian dress ♦ clip brooch on the dress ♦ cocktail dress ♦ combat dress ♦ court dress ♦ dinner dress ♦ Diving dress ♦ doll's dress ♦ dress a person's hair ♦ dress a salad ♦ dress a wound ♦ dress again ♦ dress as ♦ dress as woman ♦ dress ball ♦ dress blues ♦ Dress circle ♦ dress clothes ♦ Dress coat ♦ dress designer ♦ dress down ♦ Dress goods ♦ dress hanger ♦ dress hat ♦ dress in ♦ dress in good taste ♦ dress meat ♦ dress oneself ♦ dress oneself up ♦ dress out ♦ Dress parade ♦ dress pattern ♦ dress rack ♦ dress ranks ♦ Dress rehearsal ♦ dress right! ♦ dress shield ♦ dress ship ♦ dress shirt ♦ dress shop ♦ dress stones ♦ dress suit ♦ dress sword ♦ dress sycamore ♦ dress uniform ♦ dress untidily ♦ dress up ♦ dress up to the nines ♦ dress whites ♦ dress with a bare midriff ♦ dress with a halter top ♦ dress with flag ♦ dressed in evening dress ♦ evening dress ♦ expensive dress ♦ fancy dress ♦ fancy dress ball ♦ Fatigue dress ♦ formal dress ♦ full dress ♦ gala dress ♦ have a dress made ♦ high dress ♦ how does this dress unfasten? ♦ in evening dress ♦ in full dress ♦ in gala dress ♦ indoor dress ♦ inexpensive dress ♦ informal dress ♦ lay dress ♦ long waist in a dress ♦ loose dress ♦ low dress ♦ Magazine dress ♦ make a dress ♦ masquerade dress ♦ maternity dress ♦ model dress ♦ morning dress ♦ mourning dress ♦ national dress ♦ new dress ♦ night dress ♦ oddity dress ♦ outdoor dress ♦ party dress ♦ peasant dress ♦ period dress ♦ pinafore dress. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "dress": dress-basket, dress-circle seat, dress-coat, dress-coat tail, dress-conscious, dress-face, dress-fasteners, dress-fastening, dress-fastenings, dress-guard, dress-lengths, dress-maker, dress-making, dress-preserver, dress-rehearsal, dress-run, dress-sense, dress-shop, dress-style, dress-styles, dress-to-impress, dress-up, dress-wearing.
	Ending with "dress": battle-dress, coat-dress, evening-dress, fancy-dress, mini-dress, night-dress, wedding-dress.
	Containing "dress": fancy-dress ball, full-dress rehearsal, full-dress uniform.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "dress"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		klee (clothe). (various references)

Albanian		hyj në rresht (fall in), bëj gati, ndreq (adjust, arrange, change, clear, correct, dispose, fix up, make amends, mend, piece, rectify, redress, refit, reform, reinstate, remake, remedy, repair, revise, spruce up, Square, straighten, tidy up, touch up, tune up), ndërroj (cast, change, commute, distort, exchange, malt, proselytize, relay, relieve, remove, transfigure, veer), lidh (articulate, associate, bend, bind, buckle, bundle, colligate, concatenate, connect, couple, do up, enfetter, fasten, glue, hitch, hook up, interconnect, join, joint, lace, ligate, link, moor, regard, relate, respect, solder, splice, string, switch on, tie, tie down, truss, unite), kruaj (abrade, chafe, dub, fret, grate, pick, scratch), përgatit (coach, compose, concoct, cook up, dispense, fit, fit up, get, get ready, get up, make, make ready, make up, mix up, mobilize, prepare, produce, qualify, stage-manage, train), kashais, parade, gjethe (herbage, leaf, leafage), gjelbërim (green, greenery, greenness, herbage, verdancy, verdure, viridity), fustani, fustan (frock, girl, gown, woman), formoj rresht, fashoj (band, bandage, swathe), kreh (card, comb, comb oneself, comb out), serioz (bad, crying, deep, demure, earnest, grave, heavy, nasty, reliable, serious, solemn, weighty), vishem (Don, garb, get dressed, muffle), veshmbathje (clothes), veshje zyrtare, veshje për pritje, veshje (apparel, array, article of clothing, ascription, attire, attribution, clothes, clothing, cloudiness, dressing, fig, furnishings, garb, garment, garments, gear, guise, habiliments, habit, incrustation, outfit, overlay, papering, raggery, raiment, sheath, strip, suit, tog, toggery, togs, vesture, wear), ngreh (pitch, prick, set, wind up), stolis (adorn, array, bedizen, deck, decorate, embellish, enchase, ornament, prank, tire, trap, trick up, trim), zbukuroj (adorn, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, bespangle, bespread, color, colour, deck, decorate, embellish, embroider, festoon, flatter, Flavor, flavour, garnish, gild the pill, glorify, inlay, intersperse, landscape, ornament, pink, prettify, set with, smarten up, stud, touch up, trap, trick out, trim, water down), rrobë (apparel, outfit), rroba (clothes, duds, laundry, raiment, things, tog, toggery, togs, vesture, wardrobe), regj (bark, curry), qëroj (blanch, clean, clear, cut out, decorticate, finger, Hull, mulct, pare, Peel, pick, pick off, pinch, poach, rind, scale, shell, waste, whip, zap), që ka të bëjë me veshje, petk i pemëve, vesh (accredit, apparel, array, arrogate, ascribe, attire, attribute, back, cannon, clothe, coat, cover up, Don, ear, endue, enrobe, face, garb, gird, hanger, impute, inlay, invest, line, lug, overlay, paper, pop, pull on, put on, raceme, revet, sheathe, tapestry, throw on, tog, vesture, wear, whack). (various references)

Arabic		‏لبس (array, attire, clothe, get dressed, panel, robe, tog, vest, wear, wore, worn), ‏رصف (alignment, be compact, cobble, collocate, collocation, pave, paving, wharf), ‏ثوب (cloth, garment, gown, material, model, robe, smock, vest, vestment, vesture, weft), ‏أعد (activate, dish, dispose, draft, engage, engross, fit, get smb. working, pass, plan, put up, ready), ‏أعد الدجاج, ‏إرتدى (don, pop on, put on, shove on, wear), ‏إنتظم (be organized, embody, fall in, parade, register), ‏ضمد (bandage, ligature), ‏طرى (applaud, approve, baste, commend, compliment, crack, flatter, flattering, puff, refresh, salute, soften, supple, tender), ‏رداء (apparel, habit, robe, vestment), ‏سمد (fertilize, manure), ثوب (cloth, garment), ‏هيأ (adapt, arm, fix, gear, get, make, predestine, prepare, ready), ‏مشط (card, clip, coif the hair, coiffure the hair, comb, do the hair, do up the hair, reed, scour, style the hair, tease), ‏ملابس (apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, costume, garb, garment, gear, gown, outfit, raiment, rig, rigging, robe, suit, toggery, togs, wear), ‏ملابس رسمية, ‏كسا (array, attire, cake, clothe, coat, cover, drape, encase, endue, equip, face, fur, garb, garment, gird, glaze, invest, overlay, panel, plate, rig out, robe, sheathe, spread, suit, turn out), ‏كساء (garment, perfusion, robe), ‏كسائي, ‏فستان (frock, gown, robe), ‏زين (apparel, bedeck, deck, enhance, figure, gem, grace, hang, invest, ornament, paint, pattern, pipe, plate, prettify, prink, smarten, trick, trim, varnish). (various references)

Asturian		vistíu. (various references)

Basque		jantzia. (various references)

Bemba		ilaya. (various references)

Blackfoot		asóka'sim. (various references)

Bulgarian		обличам се (busk, drape oneself, enrobe, getting dressed, invest, robe, tog), дрехи (clothes, clothing, duds, gear, get up, things, toggery, togs), изработвам (elaborate, frame, make, produce, set up, spin, turn out, work), изравнявам (balance, equalize, even, flatten, flush, level, plane, roll), подправям (adulterate, cook, debase, doctor, dose, fabricate, falsify, fiddle, fix up, flavour, forge, gaff, imitate, load, raise, salt, season, sophisticate, spice, wangle), подравнявам се, премяна (accoutrements, apparel, attire, best bib and tucker, fig, finery, get up, glad rags, livery, one's best tucker, tire), превързвам (bandage, ligature), за рокля, докарвам (account, bring, bring over, bring up, dress up, drive, induce, land, lay, produce, reduce, return, send, set, smarten, work), обличам (accouter, accoutre, attire, clothe, coat, deck, dress up, endue, garb, garment, get on, gird, habit, invest, pull on, pull over, put on, rig, rig out, rig up, robe, tire, vest, vesture), сресвам се, облекло (apparel, array, attire, clothes, clothing, dressing, fig, garb, garments, investment, livery, rig, rigging, tog, trim, turnout, vest, vesture, wear), официален (ceremonial, dressy, formal, official, solemn, state), тимаря (dress down, rub down), торя (compost, dung, fat, fertilize, manure, muck, nourish), чистя (clean, discard, mop, pick, Slough, stone, unload), равнявам се (amount, come, total), рокля (frock, gown), украсявам (adorn, array, color, colour, deck, decorate, embellish, embroider, enchase, enrich, flatter, garnish, glorify, grace, lard, ornament, prank, set, titivate, trim), нареждам (arrange, bid, collocate, decree, dispose, enjoin, have, lay out, make, ordain, order, pack, pitch, range, seriate, set, set out, set up, settle, sort out, tell, trim). (various references)

Catalan		vestit (costume, gown, outfit, robe, suit). (various references)

Cebuano		sinina. (various references)

Chamorro		bestida. (various references)

Chinese		裝 (adorn, adornment, clothing, costume), 礼服, 服裝 (clothes, clothing, costume), 服 (clothes, compare, criticize, garment, submit, take). (various references)

Cornish		dyllas. (various references)

Croatian		haljinu. (various references)

Czech		převázat (fasten, rope, tie), šaty (apparel, clothes, dresses, frock, garments, outfit, suit, wear), úbor (gear, kit, suit), apretovat (glaze), aranžovat (arrange), ošetřit, obléci (do on, endue, enrobe, get into, put on), šatit, obvázat (bandage, bind, swathe), uspořádat (arrange, dispose, make up, order, organize, put in order, regularize, regulate, re-sort, settle, sort), seřadit (align, array, line up, order, string), srovnat (flatten, parallel, patch up, straighten, straighten out), strojit, toaleta (bathroom, cloakroom, evening dress, lavatory, loo, rest room, toilet), uniforma (uniform), upravit (adapt, adjust, alter, arrange, do up, fix, modify, organize, readjust, redress, regulate, sleek, tidy, touch up, treat, trim), obleèení (clothes, clothing, wear). (various references)

Danish		kjole (gown, robe, skirt), klæde sig. (various references)

Dutch		jurk (gown, robe), japon (gown, robe), een verband omleggen. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		pollera. (various references)

Esperanto		vestiĝi (get dressed), vesti sin, vesti (clothe), robo (dress woman's clothing, gown, robe), pansi. (various references)

Estonian		kleit. (various references)

Faeroese		kjóli (gown, robe). (various references)

Farsi		پیراستن (Decorate, Embellish, Trim), پانسمان کردن , مزین کردن (Beset, Emboss, Furnish), لباس پوشیدن , لباس (Attire, Clobber, Clothing, Costume, Garb, Thing, Vest, Vestment), جامه بتن کردن , درست کردن موی سر. (various references)

Finnish		puku (clothes, costume, frock, garments, gown, outfit, robe, suit). (various references)

French		robe, habiller, vêtir, s'habiller (get dressed), revêtir, panser (dressing, to dress and to brush), habillement (dressing). (various references)

French Canadian		robe. (various references)

Frisian		de klean oandwaan (clothe), oanklaaie (clothe), kleed (article of clothing, garment). (various references)

German		Kleid (article of clothing, cloak, clothes, frock, garment, gown, mantle, plumage, robe, suit, uniform), verbinden (affiliate, ally, associate, bandage, bandaging, bind, bind up, chaine, combine, communicate, compound, concatenate, conjoin, connect, connecting, contact, couple, interconnect, intertwine, join, join on, join up, joint, link, mate, merge, put through, report, splice, splicing, synthesize, tie, tie up, to affiliate, to agglutinate, to ally, to bandage, to chain, to combine, to compound, to concatenate, to conjoin, to contact, to couple, to interconnect, to splice, unite), schlichten (act as umpire, arbitrate, arrange, heal, mediate, reconcile, settle, smooth, umpire), kleidung (apparel, article of dress, attire, clothes, clothing, garment, outfit, raiment, wardrobe, wear), kleiden (attire, clothe, couch, endue, suit), bekleiden (attire, bestow, clothe, cover, endue, fill, hold, occupy, take, vest), anziehen (adjust, allure, apply, attract, be popular, boom, clothe, draw, draw up, get on, hardness, jerk, make the first move, pull, pull in, pull tight, put on, rise, screw up, set out, shove on, start moving, start pulling, tighten, to attract, to dress, to tog, tug, wear), ankleiden (clothe, dressing, robe). (various references)

Greek		φόρεμα (coat, frock, garment, gown, robe), ντύνω (accouter, accoutre, apparel, clothe). (various references)

Haitian Creole		wòb. (various references)

Hebrew		מלבוש (attire, garment, livery, vestment), ללבוש (clothe, cover, put on, tog, wear), לעטות (mantle, put on), לחבוש (bandage, imprison, put on, saddle, swathe), ל�"לביש (clothe, habilitate, robe, tog), ל�"תלבש, לבוש (apparel, attired, be ashamed, clothed, clothing, dressed, feel ashamed, garb, garment, habited, raiment, rig, rig out, robed, vesture, wear), לבש (wear), תלבושת (costume, garment, outfit, rig out), שמל�" (frock, garment, gown, robe, shift, skirt), חליפ�" (garment, suit), ב�'ו�" (garment), ב�'�" (clothes, clothing, costume, garment, tog). (various references)

Hungarian		ruha (clothes, costume, duds, garb, garment, habiliments, habit, number, pressure garment, pressure suit, raiment, rig, togs, toilet, weed), mez (accoutrement, accoutrements, jersey, shirt, strip), öltöztet (attire, clad, clothe, to accoutre, to apparel, to attire, to clothe, to garb), öltözik (garb, to garb oneself), öltözék (accoutrements, clothes, clothing, garment, get up, get-up, guise, habiliments, raiment, toilet, toilette). (various references)

Indonesian		pakaian (attire, costume, garb, garment, vestiture, vestment, vesture, wear), mendandani (smarten), membarut (swathe), membaluti (wrap), adun (finery). (various references)

Inuktitut		atajuq. (various references)

Irish		ghúna, gúna (gown, robe). (various references)

Italian		vestire (attire, attract, be dressed, cloth, clothe, get dressed, make smb.'s clothes, put on, rig, rig out, to attract, tog, wear), abito (apparel, article, article of clothing, attire, costume, garment, gown, habit, outfit, robe, suit, vest, vesture), vestito (clad, dressed, frock, gown, suit), vestirsi (robe), rivestire (clothe, cover, deck, dress again, encase, hold, invest, lag, lay, plate, provide with clothes), abbigliare (accoutre, attire, rig out, wear). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		衣装 (clothing, costume, garment, outfit). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ドレス , ふうたい (appearance, look, packing, tassel), ふうてい (appearance, look), いしょう (alias, clothing, costume, design, garment, nom de plume, outfit, pen name, pseudonym, strange phenomenon, vision), いでたち (outfit), よそおい (equipment, outfit), みなり (appearance, getup, outfit, personal appearance), みじたく (dressing or outfitting oneself, getup, outfit, preparation, turnout), えも�" (clothes, drapery). (various references)

Kongo		nlopo. (various references)

Korean		복장 (Costume). (various references)

Macedonian		fustan. (various references)

Manx		stolkey (stalk, stalking), skeoghey, screebey (abrade, abrasion, chafe, claw, friction, grate, graze, itch, rasp, scrape, scrape along, scraping, scratch, scrawl, scuffle, stridulate, striking), pollal (clip, clip on ticket, crop, poll, prune, pruning), lhiasaghey (amendment, appendix, appendix book, atone, atonement, compensate, compensation, correct, correct as text, correction, cultivate, cultivation, culture, cure, curing, develop, developing, dressing, dung, dunging, enrich, expiate, expiation, fertilize, fertilizer, furtherance, husband, husband as land, improvement, imputation, manure, manuring, propitiate, propitiation, reclaim, reclamation, recompense, repair, replenish, replenishment, restitution, revise, revision, rub up, season), kiangley (anchoring, anchoring building, article, article to trade, attach, band, bandage, bandaging, belay, bend, bind, bind down, binding, bond, bow knot, bundle, compress, condition, condition terms, connect, constipate, constrain, dressing, envoy, envoy of poem, fasten down, fastening, influence, involvement, juncture, link, lock, lock in, locking, make fast, nexus, obligation, pin, pinion, relationship, retain, retention, secure, shackle, stipulation, tether, tie, tie down, tie on, tie up, tying, vinculum), jesheenaghey (adorn, adornment, bedeck, decorate, embellish, emblazon, garnish, painting, painting trade, prank, preen, renovation, set, titivate), jeshaghey (arrange, grace, make up, service, smarten, tidy, toilet, trim), jannoo coamrey da, gooyn (frock, gown, robe), eaddagh (cloth, clothing, drapery, fabric, material), cur mysh (attire, clothe, don, draw on), cur eaddagh er (apparel, clothe), baarey (bare, clip, cut, paring knife, poll, prune, shave). (various references)

Maori		whakaakakaru-ria. (various references)

Maya		iipil. (various references)

Mohawk		o'whahsa. (various references)

Norwegian		kjole (frock, gown, robe). (various references)

Occitan		vestir (clothe). (various references)

Papiamen		shimis (gown, robe), shimí (gown, robe), bisti (clothe), bistí (costume, gown, outfit, robe, suit). (various references)

Pig Latin		essdray.(various references)

Polish		ubierać (clothe), suknia (gown, robe). (various references)

Portuguese		vestido (breast, clad, dressed, garment, gown, robe, toilet, vest, vestured). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		vestido. (various references)

Provencal		rauba. (various references)

Romanian		rochie (frock, gown, robe). (various references)

Romany		fust� ni. (various references)

Ruanda		ikanzu. (various references)

Russian		одевать (accoutre, array, clothe, garb, habilitate, habit, invest, tog, vesture). (various references)

Samoan		ofu. (various references)

Scottish		deise (a suit of clothes, garment, suit of clothes), deasaich (cook, get ready), sgeadaich (adorn with dress), earradh (accoutrements, clothes), còmhdaich (allege, clothe), còmhdach (clothing, covering), éideadh (apparel, armour, clothing, gown, robe, suit). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ravnati se, ravnanje (alignment, flattening), paradni, odenuti (indue), odelo (guise, habiliment, outfit, suit, toggery, vestment, vesture), odeća (apparel, clothes, clothing, garb, habiliment, habiliments, outerwear, outfit, raiment, rig, togs, vestments), obući (don, enrobe, garb, put on, robe, throw on, tog), oblačiti (bring clouds, clothe, habit), nošnja (costume), haljina (gown, robe). (various references)

Shona		rokwe. (various references)

Sicilian		vistina. (various references)

Spanish		vestido (caparison, clothes, covering, dressed, dressing, ensemble, frock, garb, garment, gown, lounge suit, raiment, rig out, robe, toilet, toilette), vestirse (clothe, costume, enrobe, frock, get dressed, put on, rob oneself, turn out), vestir (apparel, clothe, cover, get up, overlay, robe, wear), vendar (band, bandage, bind up, swathe), revestir (carry, cloth, coat, cover, dress up, encase, lag, revet), ponerse (attitudinize, become, begin, come over, commence, Don, draw on, garb, get, get down, get dressed, get into, get on, go, go down, go in, gown, grow, jump on, live, pose, pull on, put forward, put on, put on airs, put oneself, slip on, start, tag on, throw on, turn, turn about, turn around, up, wax, wear). (various references)

Swahili		gauni. (various references)

Swazi		li-lógo. (various references)

Swedish		klänning (ensemble, frock, gown, robe, suit), kläda (clothe, coat, drape, habit, robe), klä på sig (get dressed), dräkt (apparel, attire, costume, garb, garment, gown, habit, livery, vesture). (various references)

Tagalog		barò (gown, robe, shirt). (various references)

Thai		ใส่เสื้อผ้า, เครื่องแต่งกาย (array, attire, costume), ตกแต่ง (furnish), ตั�"แต่ง. (various references)

Turkish		giymek (Don, draw on, put on, robe, slip on, wear), şekil vermek (form, give form, give shape, lick into shape, mould, set, shape, stamp out, style), elbise (apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, costume, garment, gown, habit, raiment, robe, tire, tog, toggery, wear), elbisemin, gece elbisesi giymek (change into evening dress), giydirip kuşatmak (fig out, prank, prank out, prank up, prink), giydirmek (array, attire, clothe, doll out, doll up, Don, enrobe, equip, garb, invest, revet, rig out, robe, turn out, vesture), üst baş (apparel, fig), giyinmek (groom, put on, tog oneself up), süslemek (adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedight, caparison, crown, damask, deck out, decorate, dike, dizen, doll out, doll up, dress up, embellish, embroider, enamel, enrich, fancy up, fig out, figure, flourish, garnish, gild, gird, grace, interlard, lace, lard, ornament, prank, prank out, prank up, rig, scrimshaw, set, smarten, tart up, tire, titivate, trick out, trick up, trig out, trig up, trim, zing up, zip, zip up), giysi (apparel, attire, caparison, clothes, clothing, costume, garment, guise, raiment, robe, tire, tog, toggery, vesture, wear), hizalanmak, kılık (apparel, appearance, attire, garb, guise, Jersey), kıyafet (apparel, attire, caparison, costume, garb, get up, habiliments, habit, livery, togs, turnout, vesture), pansuman yapmak (drain), resmi giyinmek, giyim (clothing). (various references)

Turkmen		kцяnek (shirt). (various references)

Ukrainian		убрання (apparel, array, attire, caparison, cloth, clothes, costume, decoration, feather, raiment, trim, turn out, vesture), готувати (brew, concoct, cook, do, ready), оперення (plumage, plume), одягатися (busk, dress oneself, endue), одягати (apparel, array, attire, clothe, costume, enrobe, garb, gown, habit), одяг (apparel, caparison, clobber, clothes, clothing, costume, garb, garments, investment, outfit, rag, raiment, rig out, tailoring, things, togs, vestment, wear), прикрашати (adorn, apparel, beautify, bedeck, bespread, brighten, caparison, color, colour, deck, decorate, dress out, embellish, embroider, flatter, garnish, gloss over, grace, needle, ornament, ornamentalize, prettify, set forth, smug, sugar coat, trim, trim up, varnish). (various references)

Vietnamese		vẻ ngo� i, quần áo vỏ ngo� i, cái bọc ngo� i (cover, garment). (various references)

Welsh		diwyg (form, garb), trwsio (bedeck, mend, repair, trim), trwsiad (attire), trin (battle, handle, till, transact, treat), gwisgo (array, attire, wear), gwisg (apparel, array, attire, garment, robe), cyweirio (attune, prepare, set in order). (various references)

Zulu		ilokwe (gown, robe), ililokwe (gown, robe). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	amici, amicietur, amicis, amicitur, amicta, amicti, amictos, amictu, amictum, amictus, directus, exuviae, habitu, habitum, habitus, instrumentem, lacinia, lacinias, mundi, mundis, mundo, mundos, mundum, mundus, orna, ornabant, ornabatur, ornaberis, ornabit, ornanda, ornandam, ornandum, ornant, ornantes, ornare, ornaret, ornasti, ornat, ornata, ornatam, ornati, ornatis, ornato, ornatu, ornatum, ornaturum, ornatus, ornaverunt, ornavi, ornavit, ornent, vestio, vestire. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	dresser. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 7, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	H de gunh sunanta autw eidoV ecousa pornikon h poiei newn exiptasqai kardiaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et ecce mulier occurrit illi ornatu meretricio praeparata ad capiendas animas garrula et vaga
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And lo! a womman ayen cam to hym, with strumpet aray befor maad redi to the soulis to be desceyued, a chaterere,
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtil of heart.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 7, Verse 10
Cebuano	Ug, ania karon, may mitagbo kaniya nga usa ka babaye Sa pamisti sa usa ka babayeng bigaon, ug malimbongon sa kasingkasing.
Croatian	i gle, susrete ga žena, bludno odjevena i s prijevarom u srcu.
Danish	Og se, da møder Kvinden ham i Skøgedragt, underfundig i Hjertet;
Dutch	En ziet, een vrouw ontmoette hem in hoerenversiersel, en met het hart op haar hoede;
Finnish	Ja katso, nainen tulee häntä vastaan, porton puvussa, kavala sydämeltä.
French	Et voici, il fut abordé par une femme Ayant la mise d`une prostituée et la ruse dans le coeur.
German	Und siehe, da begegnete ihm ein Weib im Hurenschmuck, listig,
Haitian Creole	Madanm lan menm vin kontre li. Li te abiye tankou yon jennès, ak tout plan l' dèyè tèt li.
Hungarian	És ímé, egy asszony eleibe jõ, paráznának öltözetében, álnok az õ elméjében.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Wanita itu wanita yang tidak betah tinggal di rumahnya. Sebentar-sebentar ia berada di tepi jalan, kemudian di lapangan, atau berdiri menunggu di persimpangan. Tingkah lakunya berani dan tidak kenal malu. Kulihat ia keluar dengan berpakaian seperti pelacur, dan menemui pemuda itu dengan rencana yang licik.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu bertemulah ia dengan seorang perempuan yang berpakaikan perhiasan sundal dan hatinya pandai menipu.
Italian	Ecco farglisi incontro una donna, in vesti di prostituta e la dissimulazione nel cuore.
Maori	Na, kua tutaki tetahi wahine ki a ia, he kakahu puremu tona, he ngakau hianga.
Norwegian	Da kom en kvinne ham i møte i en skjøges klær og med svikefullt hjerte.
Portuguese	e eis que uma mulher lhe saiu ao encontro, ornada � moda das prostitutas, e astuta de coração.
Rumanian	Wi, iatq cq, i -a alergat knainte o femeie kmbrqcatq ca o curvq wi cu inima wireatq.
Swedish	Se, då kom där en kvinna honom till mötes; hennes dräkt var en skökas, och hennes hjärta illfundigt.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "dress": dressage, dressages, dressed, dresser, dressers, dresses, dressier, dressiest, dressily, dressiness, dressinesses, dressing, dressings, dressmaker, dressmakers, dressmaking, dressmakings, dressy. (additional references)
	Words ending with "dress": address, ambassadress, coatdress, eldress, headdress, housedress, laundress, misaddress, nightdress, outdress, overdress, pantdress, readdress, redress, shirtdress, sidedress, sundress, sweaterdress, undress, wardress. (additional references)
	Words containing "dress": addressabilities, addressability, addressable, addressed, addressee, addressees, addresser, addressers, addresses, addressing, ambassadresses, coatdresses, eldresses, hairdresser, hairdressers, hairdressing, hairdressings, headdresses, housedresses, laundresses, misaddressed, misaddresses, misaddressing, nightdresses, outdressed, outdresses, outdressing, overdressed, overdresses, overdressing, pantdresses, readdressed, readdresses, readdressing, redressed, redresser, redressers, redresses, redressing, shirtdresses, sidedresses, sundresses, sweaterdresses, tendresse, tendresses, topdressing, topdressings, unaddressed, undressed, undresses, undressing. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Dress" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ddress, dereso, deress, ders, dersu, derzis, Dessi, diress, doress, dorsers, drass, drast, dreds, drees, dresse, drews, dreys, drez, Dreze, dris, drs, drush, druss, Drusus, drys, Duessa, Idress, Idrissi, ress, ressg. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "dress" (pronounced dre"s)
4	d r e" s	redress, undress.
3	-r e" s	aggress, cress, depress, digress, distress, egress, ers, express, fluoresce, impress, oppress, press, repress, stress, suppress, transgress, tress.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-r-s-s"
	-1 letter: reds, sers.
	-2 letters: eds, ers, ess, red, res, ser.
	-3 letters: de, ed, er, es, re.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-r-s-s"
	+1 letter: dosers, dosser, dressy, druses, duress, resids, resods, seders, sherds, shreds, sudser.
	+2 letters: address, assured, brassed, crossed, dashers, depress, deserts, desires, desorbs, dessert, digress, dissert, dorsels, dorsers, dossers, dossier, dousers, dowsers, dressed, dresser, dresses, drosses, drowses, dryness, dusters, eldress, grassed, grossed, pressed, prissed, rassled, redness, redress, resedas, reseeds, resends, resides, rodless, sanders, sarodes, screeds, seeders, senders, serdabs, shaders, sidlers, sliders, solders, sonders, spaders, spiders, spreads, strides, sudsers, sudsier, sunders, tressed, trussed, undress.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
wedding dress	18,808	dress up	1,047
prom dress	12,511	homecoming dress	1,027
dress	10,993	womens dress	1,003
bridesmaid dress	8,978	special occasion dress	991
jersey dress	5,816	dress barn	969
dress and up and game	3,293	pageant dress	949
mother of the bride dress	3,131	ross dress for less	875
flower girl dress	2,840	dress shoes	774
evening dress	2,738	plus size dress	770
formal dress	2,529	white dress	664
party dress	2,003	quinceanera dress	618
cocktail dress	2,000	dance dress	529
sexy dress	1,741	hawaiian dress	518
girl dress	1,735	dress pattern	501
bridal dress	1,659	black dress	465
summer dress	1,387	bride maid dress	462
dress jersey nba	1,187	dress game online up	454
easter dress	1,150	bride dress	449
designer dress	1,147	dress shirt	447
dress up doll	1,077	wedding dress designer	445
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Dress

Definition: Dress

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Dress

DRESS

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Agreement

Clothing

Equality

Fashion

Ornament

Preparation

Punishment

Uniformity

Crosswords: Dress

Modern Usage: Dress

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Clever

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Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Dress

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Sounds Captioned with "Dress".

Familiar Quotations: Dress

Anthony Trollope

Benjamin Franklin

Confucius

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Liz Smith

Lord Chesterfield

St. Jerome

William M. Thackeray

Use in Literature: Dress

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Dress

Spoken Usage: Dress

Karl Lagerfeld

Speeches: Dress

Benjamin Harrison

Ronald Reagan

Usage Frequency: Dress

Name Usage Frequency: Dress

Usage in Company Names: Dress

The Dress Barn, Inc.

Expressions: Dress

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dress

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