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DRESSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
Example:
crimson-robed Harvard professors
Synonyms:
appareled; attired; dressed; garbed; garmented; habilimented; robed
Classified under:
Similar:
clad; clothed (wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
Synonyms:
dolled up; dressed; dressed-up; dressed to kill; dressed to the nines; spiffed up; spruced up; togged up
Classified under:
Similar:
clad; clothed (wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
Synonyms:
dressed; polished
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
finished ((of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Treated with medications and protective covering
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
treated (given medical care or treatment)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb dress
Context examples:
A well-dressed, elderly servant opened the door.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Leave ’im to me if you want to see ’ow a calf’s ’ead should be dressed.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The lady was dressed in a dark suit and covered with a thick black veil.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
There were shoulders, legs, and loins, shaped like those of mutton, and very well dressed, but smaller than the wings of a lark.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The two children therefore got up, dressed themselves quickly, and went away.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Does he/she wander at night, get dressed, or disturb your sleep?
(NPI - Difficulty Sleeping, NCI Thesaurus)
Gets dressed, but lies around much of the day; no active play, able to participate in all quiet play and activities.
(Lansky Performance Status 50, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual is or was diissatisfied with their appearance when dressed.
(Dissatisfaction with Appearance When Dressed, NCI Thesaurus)
One intriguing discovery was that the buried were dressed.
(Hair was dyed for first time as part of funeral rituals, University of Granada)
