dress

Definition

To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

Etymology

PIE word *dwís The verb is from Middle English dressen, dresse (“to arrange, put in order”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French dresser, drecier (modern French dresser), from Late Latin *dīrēctiāre (“to guide, direct”), from Classical Latin dīrēctus, whence English direct. The noun is derived from the verb.

Example Sentences

• "He was dressed in the latest fashions."
• "My kids are old enough to dress themselves now."
• "O rich! rich! vvhere ſhould I get clothes to dreſſe her in?"

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