to dress up (formally)
111Diplomatic uniform — Ernesto Balmaceda in Chilean diplomatic uniform, 1906 Diplomatic uniforms are ornate uniforms worn by diplomats – ambassadorial and consular officers – at public occasions. Introduced by European states around 1800 and patterned on court dress,… …
112Spice Girls — The Spice Girls at their final reunion concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (26 February 2008) Background information Origin London, England, UK …
113Chimere — Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, wearing a black chimere over his white rochet. A chimere is a garment that was formally worn as part of academic dress, or by Anglican bishops in choir dress. A descendant of a riding cloak, the chimere… …
114List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …
115Eastern Orthodoxy — the faith, practice, membership, and government of the Eastern Orthodox Church. * * * officially Orthodox Catholic Church One of the three major branches of Christianity. Its adherents live mostly in Greece, Russia, the Balkans, Ukraine, and the… …
116Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
117List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …
118Niqāb in Egypt — In a predominantly Muslim society, as many as 90% of women in Egypt have adopted a form of veiling.[1] A majority of Egyptian women cover at least their hair with the hijab. A hijab refers to a head covering that is worn by Muslim women. Although …
119clothe — clothe, attire, dress, apparel, array, robe. Clothe, the least specific of these terms, means to cover or to provide what will cover (one s body or whatever is bare) with or as if with garments {clothe the child warmly} {clothe your thoughts in… …
120European Parliament — For the statutory organ of the Council of Europe, see Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. European Parliament name in other official languages; …
