to dress up (formally)

  • 1dress — /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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  • 2Dress up monday — (Also known as Shicki Micki Mondays, or Formal Mondays) is a new trend spreading in American companies where casual attire is the company dress code. Employees are encouraged to dress fancy or dress formally (e.g., Business shirts, ties, suits… …

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  • 3dress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of clothing ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, elegant, gorgeous ▪ plain, simple ▪ She looked elegant in a simple black dress. ▪ …

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  • 4dress — [[t]drɛs[/t]] n. 1) clo an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt cut or sewn as one piece 2) clo clothing; apparel; garb 3) clo formal attire 4) a particular form of appearance; guise 5) zool. outer covering, as the… …

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  • 5dress-up — /dres up /, adj. 1. being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well dressed: the first dress up dance of the season. n. 2. Informal. Usually, dress ups. a. a person s best clothes: Wear your dress ups for the… …

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  • 6dress up — 1) Angela loved dressing up Syn: dress smartly, dress formally, wear evening dress; informal doll oneself up, put on one s glad rags, gussy oneself up 2) Hugh dressed up as Santa Claus Syn: disguise oneself, dress; put on fancy dress, put on a… …

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  • 7formally — formal for‧mal [ˈfɔːml ǁ ˈfɔːr ] adjective done or given officially and publicly: • The companies said they expect to sign a formal agreement before year s end. • No formal announcement has yet been made. • The British authorities have decided… …

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  • 8formally — adv. Formally is used with these adjectives: ↑distinct, ↑educated, ↑organized, ↑responsible, ↑trained Formally is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑acknowledge, ↑adopt, ↑annex, ↑announce, ↑ …

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  • 9dress code — noun Date: 1968 formally or socially imposed standards of dress …

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  • 10Academic dress — or academical dress is traditional clothing for academic settings, primarily tertiary and sometimes secondary education. It is also known as academicals and, in the United States, as academic regalia. Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at… …

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