Style of dress

  • 1dress sense — noun Sense of style in dress, knowledge of what suits one • • • Main Entry: ↑dress * * * dress sense UK US noun [uncountable] the ability to choose clothes that look good or combine well together Thesaurus: dressed and wearing clothes of a… …

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  • 2dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 3dress — dress1 [ dres ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you are speaking it is more usual to say that you get dressed: It only took her ten minutes to shower and dress. a ) transitive to put clothes… …

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  • 4dress */*/*/ — I UK [dres] / US verb Word forms dress : present tense I/you/we/they dress he/she/it dresses present participle dressing past tense dressed past participle dressed 1) [intransitive] to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you… …

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  • 5dress code — noun a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) • Hypernyms: ↑code, ↑codification * * * a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing… …

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  • 6dress correctness — (DRES kuh.rekt.nuss) n. The style of dress that is considered to be appropriate for women who wish to climb the corporate ladder. The style depends on the corporate cultue, but is usually of the dark suit and white blouse variety. Example… …

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  • 7style — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way that sth is done/made ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, modern, new ▪ classic, classical, old, old fashioned, period, tra …

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  • 8Dress shoe — Dress shoes on a woman (left) and a man. A dress shoe (U.S. English) is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe. Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes …

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  • 9Dress code — redirects here. For the 2000 film released on video as The Dress Code, see Bruno (2000 film). Male Western dress code …

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  • 10Dress boot — Dress boots are short leather boots worn by men. Built like dress shoes, but with uppers covering the ankle, versions of the boots are used as an alternative to these in bad weather or rough outdoor situation, and as a traditional option for day… …

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