Definition of dress

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Dress (v. t.) 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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Tool :: Tool (n.) An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work..
Vest :: Vest (n.) An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
Oddness :: Oddness (n.) Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event..
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..
Friend :: Friend (n.) One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers..
Hairdresser :: Hairdresser (n.) One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Dressing :: Dressing (n.) Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics..
Address :: Address (v.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore..
Pinner :: Pinner (n.) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets..
On :: On (prep.) At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded..
Livery :: Livery (n.) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance..
Unhook :: Unhook (v. t.) To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress..
Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
Silken :: Silken (a.) Dressed in silk.
Disguise :: Disguise (v. t.) To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive..
Heart :: Heart (n.) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
Undirected :: Undirected (a.) Not addressed; not superscribed, as a letter..
Dress :: Dress (v. i.) To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly..
Tawer :: Tawer (n.) One who taws; a dresser of white leather.
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