dress oneself
31go — 1. v., n., & adj. v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or be moving from one place or point in time to another; travel, proceed. b (foll. by to + infin., or and + verb) proceed in order to (went to find… …
32preen´er — preen1 «preen», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to smooth or arrange (the feathers) with the beak, as a bird does: »Past the Ryemeadow s lonely woodland nook Where many a stubble gray goose preens her wing (John Masefield). 2. to dress… …
33overdress — verb (i) /oʊvəˈdrɛs / (say ohvuh dres) 1. to dress oneself to excess or with too much display. –verb (t) /oʊvəˈdrɛs / (say ohvuh dres) 2. to dress (someone) excessively or too elaborately. –noun /ˈoʊvədrɛs / (say ohvuhdres) 3. a dress worn over… …
34overdress — I. Date: 1704 transitive verb to dress or adorn to excess < felt overdressed for the occasion in his tuxedo > intransitive verb to dress oneself to excess < it s better to overdress for the party than be too casual > II. noun Date: 1812 a dress… …
35robe — rəʊb n. any long loose garment; dress, gown v. dress oneself in a long loose garment; put on a dress, put on a gown …
36robed — rəʊb n. any long loose garment; dress, gown v. dress oneself in a long loose garment; put on a dress, put on a gown …
37robes — rəʊb n. any long loose garment; dress, gown v. dress oneself in a long loose garment; put on a dress, put on a gown …
38robing — rəʊb n. any long loose garment; dress, gown v. dress oneself in a long loose garment; put on a dress, put on a gown …
39transvest — /tranz vestˈ, tränz / transitive verb and intransitive verb To dress oneself in the clothes of another person, esp of the opposite sex ORIGIN: ↑trans , and L vestis, from vestīre, vestītum to dress; cf ↑travesty • • • transvestˈic adjective… …
40busk — {{11}}busk (n.) strip of wood, whalebone, etc., used in corset making, 1590s, from Fr. busc (16c.), from It. bosco splinter (see BUSH (Cf. bush)). {{12}}busk (v.) to prepare, to dress oneself, also to go, set out, c.1300, probably from O.N. buask …
