dress - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "dress" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

dress
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Definitions
noun
a one-piece garment for a woman or girl that covers the body and extends down over the legs.
She also hit the mark with her black silk flower print strapless dresses with their asymmetrical handkerchief hemlines.
clothing of a specified kind for men or women.
traditional African dress
verb
put on one's clothes.
Graham showered and dressed quickly
treat or prepare (something) in a certain way, in particular.
draw up (troops) in the proper alignment.
There was no time to dress ranks properly, and unit organization went by the board as the troopers struggled to form front.
prepare (an artificial fly) for use in fishing.
a dressed wet fly
Examples
His favorite mode of dress is that of a pirate.
he arrived in casual dress
Casey felt better after a hot shower and a change of uniform, from the camouflage dress to working dress ; grey shirt, same grey pants, no tie.
The costumes are bright and striking adaptations of traditional Japanese dress .
All of the women wear traditional dress : long flowing skirts, heavily embroidered waistcoats and embroidered hats with a rosette on the right side.
When we were all called together again for a meeting, I saw that both Decker and Dev were in ceremonial dress military uniforms.
She wore a long dark blue and light blue striped collared dress with short sleeves.
I dress , come back downstairs, brush my teeth, brush my hair and put it in a ponytail.
The upmarket style bible put Camilla in its ‘showstoppers’ category of women who know how to dress for a big occasion.
Of course, his first instinct was to dress the wounds, to stop the bleeding.