to dress up (formally)

  • 11Academic dress of the University of Cambridge — The University of Cambridge has a long tradition of academic dress, which it traditionally refers to as academical dress (though academic dress is used here for consistency with other articles on Wikipedia). Almost every degree which is awarded… …

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  • 12Choir dress — Roman Catholic bishop in choir dress: cassock, rochet, cappa magna with ermine hood, and pectoral cross on cord, 18th century. Choir dress is the vesture of the clerics, seminarians and religious of traditional churches worn for public …

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  • 13Early medieval European dress — changed very gradually from about 400 to 1100. The main feature of the period was the meeting of late Roman costume with that of the invading peoples who moved into Europe over this period. For a period of several centuries, people in many… …

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  • 14full-dress — adjective 1. suitable for formal occasions formal wear a full dress uniform dress shoes • Syn: ↑dress • Similar to: ↑formal 2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes …

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  • 15formal — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)m(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ formals 1) ADJ GRADED Formal speech or behaviour is very correct and serious rather than relaxed and friendly, and is used especially in official situations. He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas... Business …

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  • 16Josh White — Infobox musical artist Background = solo singer Instrument = Guitar Name = Josh White Img capt = Josh White in 1945 Born = February 11 1914 in Greenville, South Carolina (some sources incorrectly list his birthplace as Greensboro, NC) Died =… …

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  • 17overdressed — adj. dandified; dressed flamboyantly; dressed too formally for an occasionv. dandify too much; dress flamboyantly; dress too formally for an occasion …

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  • 18overdress — o ver*dress , v. t. To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion. Pope. [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 19Japanese school uniform — Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, school uniforms are almost universal in the public and private school systems. They are also used in some women s colleges. The Japanese word for uniform is… …

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  • 20Customs and etiquette in Italy — Italy has a cultural code of etiquette, which mainly governs traditions and social behaviour, and is important in the terms of reputation and consideration. Italian etiquette is mainly based on European etiquette, yet has some slight variations.… …

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