| Dress (dress) |
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| v. t. | (dr s) |
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| Dress |
| [imp. *** p. p. Dressed (dr&ebreve]st) or
Drest; p. pr. *** vb. n. Dressing.]
[OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare,
arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. di |
To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to
order.
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.
To treat methodically with
remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a
wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
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.
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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!
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on
one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to
dress quickly.
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That
which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes;
garments; habit; apparel.
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet
dress.
Attention to apparel, or skill in
adjusting it.
The system of furrows on
the face of a millstone.
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