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† transˈvest, v. Obs. rare.
[f. trans- 1 or 2 + L. vestīre to clothe, or Eng. vest v.]
trans. To clothe in other garments, e.g. those of the opposite sex; to disguise. Cf. travesty.
1652J. Wright tr. Camus' Nat. Paradox ii. 42 How often did shee please her fancy with the imagination of transvesting herself, and by the help of a Man's disguise deceiving the eyes of those that watched her deportments? 1654tr. Martini's Conq. China 199 No Man but some horrid wild Beast, or rather..some Devill transvested in our humane Nature. |