meaning of dress
1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
2. To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
3. To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
5. To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
6. To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
7. To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
8. To arrange ones self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
9. To clothe or apparel ones self; to put on ones garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
10. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
11. A ladys gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
12. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
13. The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
14. A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.
15. A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
16. clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his
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