dress /ˈdrɛs/
 衣服,服裝,女裝,連衣裙(v.)穿衣,打扮,化妝
 dress /ˈdrɛs/ 動詞
 Dress v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed or Drest; p. pr. & vb. n. Dressing.]
 1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.]
    At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways.   --Chaucer.
 Note: ☞ Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of “to direct one's step; to address one's self.”
    To Grisild again will I me dresse.   --Chaucer.
 2. Mil. To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
 3. Med. To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
 4. 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.
    And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it.   --Gen. ii. 15.
    When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense.   --Ex. xxx. 7.
    Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.   --Dryden.
    Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.   --Tennyson.
    If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form.   --Carlyle.
 (b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
 (c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
    Dressed myself in such humility.   -- Shak.
    Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return.   --Shak.
 (d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
 To dress up or To dress out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. “You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius Cæsar.” --Addison.
 To dress a ship Naut., to ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are added. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
 Syn: -- To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig; trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
 Dress, v. i.
 1. Mil. To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Dress right, dress!
 2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly. “To dress for a ball.”
    To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum.   --Tennyson.
 To dress to the right, To dress to the left, To dress on the center Mil., to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide.
 Dress, n.
 1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. “In your soldier's dress.”
 2. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
 3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
    Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry.   -- Pope.
 4. Milling The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
 Dress parade Mil., a parade in full uniform for review.
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 dress
      adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress
             uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: full-dress]
      2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner";
         "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: full-dress]
      n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn:
           frock]
      2: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular
         occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: attire,
         garb]
      3: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
         apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same
         store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing
         apparel, clothes]
      v 1: put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the
           patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: get
           dressed] [ant: undress]
      2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
         and dress their child" [syn: clothe, enclothe, garb,
          raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel]
         [ant: undress]
      3: put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
      4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
         fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: dress
         up]
      5: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
         going to the opera" [syn: preen, primp, plume]
      6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
         [syn: dress out]
      7: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: line up]
      8: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
         [syn: trim, garnish]
      9: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: decorate]
      10: put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
      11: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
           lop, prune, cut back]
      12: cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
      13: convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
      14: apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's
          wounds"
      15: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the
          horses" [syn: groom, curry]
      16: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
          arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure]
 Dress
    (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of
    fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals
    (3:21). Elijah's dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings
    1:8). The Hebrews were early acquainted with the art of weaving
    hair into cloth (Ex. 26:7; 35:6), which formed the sackcloth of
    mourners. This was the material of John the Baptist's robe
    (Matt. 3:4). Wool was also woven into garments (Lev. 13:47;
    Deut. 22:11; Ezek. 34:3; Job 31:20; Prov. 27:26). The Israelites
    probably learned the art of weaving linen when they were in
    Egypt (1 Chr. 4:21). Fine linen was used in the vestments of the
    high priest (Ex. 28:5), as well as by the rich (Gen. 41:42;
    Prov. 31:22; Luke 16:19). The use of mixed material, as wool and
    flax, was forbidden (Lev. 19:19; Deut. 22:11).
      (2.) Colour. The prevailing colour was the natural white of
    the material used, which was sometimes rendered purer by the
    fuller's art (Ps. 104:1, 2; Isa. 63:3; Mark 9:3). The Hebrews
    were acquainted with the art of dyeing (Gen. 37:3, 23). Various
    modes of ornamentation were adopted in the process of weaving
    (Ex. 28:6; 26:1, 31; 35:25), and by needle-work (Judg. 5:30; Ps.
    45:13). Dyed robes were imported from foreign countries,
    particularly from Phoenicia (Zeph. 1:8). Purple and scarlet
    robes were the marks of the wealthy (Luke 16:19; 2 Sam. 1:24).
      (3.) Form. The robes of men and women were not very much
    different in form from each other.
      (a) The "coat" (kethoneth), of wool, cotton, or linen, was
    worn by both sexes. It was a closely-fitting garment, resembling
    in use and form our shirt (John 19:23). It was kept close to the
    body by a girdle (John 21:7). A person wearing this "coat" alone
    was described as naked (1 Sam. 19:24; Isa. 20:2; 2 Kings 6:30;
    John 21:7); deprived of it he would be absolutely naked.
      (b) A linen cloth or wrapper (sadin) of fine linen, used
    somewhat as a night-shirt (Mark 14:51). It is mentioned in Judg.
    14:12, 13, and rendered there "sheets."
      (c) An upper tunic (meil), longer than the "coat" (1 Sam.
    2:19; 24:4; 28:14). In 1 Sam. 28:14 it is the mantle in which
    Samuel was enveloped; in 1 Sam. 24:4 it is the "robe" under
    which Saul slept. The disciples were forbidden to wear two
    "coats" (Matt. 10:10; Luke 9:3).
      (d) The usual outer garment consisted of a piece of woollen
    cloth like a Scotch plaid, either wrapped round the body or
    thrown over the shoulders like a shawl, with the ends hanging
    down in front, or it might be thrown over the head so as to
    conceal the face (2 Sam. 15:30; Esther 6:12). It was confined to
    the waist by a girdle, and the fold formed by the overlapping of
    the robe served as a pocket (2 Kings 4:39; Ps. 79:12; Hag. 2:12;
    Prov. 17:23; 21:14).
      Female dress. The "coat" was common to both sexes (Cant. 5:3).
    But peculiar to females were (1) the "veil" or "wimple," a kind
    of shawl (Ruth 3:15; rendered "mantle," R.V., Isa. 3:22); (2)
    the "mantle," also a species of shawl (Isa. 3:22); (3) a "veil,"
    probably a light summer dress (Gen. 24:65); (4) a "stomacher," a
    holiday dress (Isa. 3:24). The outer garment terminated in an
    ample fringe or border, which concealed the feet (Isa. 47:2;
    Jer. 13:22).
      The dress of the Persians is described in Dan. 3:21.
      The reference to the art of sewing are few, inasmuch as the
    garments generally came forth from the loom ready for being
    worn, and all that was required in the making of clothes
    devolved on the women of a family (Prov. 31:22; Acts 9:39).
      Extravagance in dress is referred to in Jer. 4:30; Ezek.
    16:10; Zeph. 1:8 (R.V., "foreign apparel"); 1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Pet.
    3:3. Rending the robes was expressive of grief (Gen. 37:29, 34),
    fear (1 Kings 21:27), indignation (2 Kings 5:7), or despair
    (Judg. 11:35; Esther 4:1).
      Shaking the garments, or shaking the dust from off them, was a
    sign of renunciation (Acts 18:6); wrapping them round the head,
    of awe (1 Kings 19:13) or grief (2 Sam. 15:30; casting them off,
    of excitement (Acts 22:23); laying hold of them, of supplication
    (1 Sam. 15:27). In the case of travelling, the outer garments
    were girded up (1 Kings 18:46). They were thrown aside also when
    they would impede action (Mark 10:50; John 13:4; Acts 7:58).