Vocabulary : Dress coat to Drest
Dress coat : A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.
Dress goods : A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
Dressed : of Dress
Dresser : One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments. ;; A kind of pick for shaping large coal. ;; An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc. ;; A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. ;; A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils. ;; A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of drawers, or bureau, with a mirror.
Dressiness : The state of being dressy.
Dressing : of Dress ;; Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. ;; An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. ;; Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. ;; A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. ;; The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat. ;; Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. ;; An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc. ;; Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.
Dressmaker : A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
Dressmaking : The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.
Dressy : Showy in dress; attentive to dress.
Drest : of Dress ;; of Dress.
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