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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}or {Drest}; p. pr & vb n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL directiare fr L. dirigere directum to direct; dis- + regere to rule See {Right}, and cf {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.] 1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. --Chaucer. Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.'' To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer. 2. (Mil.) 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. (Med.) 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dress \Dress\, n. 1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. ``In your soldier's dress.'' --Shak. 2. A lady's gown; as silk or a velvet dress. 3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. -- Pope. 4. (Milling) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone. --Knight. {Dress circle}. See under {Circle}. {Dress parade} (Mil.), a parade in full uniform for review. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dress \Dress\, v. i. 1. (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as Right dress! 2. To clothe or apparel one's self to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as to dress quickly. ``To dress for a ball.'' --Latham. To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. --Tennyson . {To dress to the right}, {To dress to the left}, {To dress on the center} (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dress adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress}] 2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {full-dress}] n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: {frock}] 2: dress of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion [syn: {attire}, {garb}] v 1: put on clothes [syn: {get dressed}] [ant: {undress}] 2: provide with clothes or put clothes on [syn: {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}] 3: put a finish on "dress the surface smooth" 4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion" 5: dress or groom with elaborate care [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {plume}] 6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" [syn: {dress out}] 7: dress ranks; of troops 8: dress ranks; of troops [syn: {line up}] 9: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {trim}, {garnish}] 10: provide with decoration, as of windows [syn: {decorate}] 11: put a dressing on as of salads 12: cut back the growth of of bushes and trees [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {prune}, {cut back}] 13: convert into leather, of tanned skins 14: apply a bandage or medication to as of wounds and injuries 15: of dogs and horses [syn: {groom}, {curry}] 16: of hair [syn: {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: 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 (only rarely computer related; that would be too obvious). 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 Very few 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. Female hackers almost never wear visible makeup, and many use none at all From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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).
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