dress

dress · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A one-piece garment for women or girls, covering the body and extending down over the legs.

  2. 2.

    Clothing of a particular type or for a particular occasion.

  3. 3.

    To put clothes on oneself or another person.

  4. 4.

    To wear clothes of a particular type or in a particular way.

  5. 5.

    To clean, treat, or prepare something.

  6. 6.

    To prepare food for cooking or eating.

Forms

plural: dresses

Related words

See also: clothing, costume, wear
Synonyms: frock, garment, gown

Etymology

From Old French dresser meaning "to arrange, set up, prepare," from Latin directiare meaning "to make straight," from directus meaning "straight, direct."