dressing-downn.

Brit.

/ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dressing n., down adv.

Etymology: < dressing n. + down adv. In sense 1 after to dress down at dress v. Phrasal verbs. In sense 2 after to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs.

1. A severe reprimand, rebuke, or admonition. Cf. dressing n. 8.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > instance of

admonishingc1350

reproofc1400

fliting1435

rebuke?a1439

snibc1450

reprehensiona1500

redargution1514

remorda1529

piece of one's mind1536

check1541

snuba1556

rebuking1561

boba1566

sneap1600

snipping1601

reprimand1636

repriment1652

rubber1699

slap1736

twinkation1748

rap1777

throughgoing1817

dressing-down1823

downset1824

hazing1829

snubbing1841

downsetting1842

raking1852

calling1855

talking toc1875

rousting1900

strafe1915

strafing1915

raspberry1919

rousing1923

bottle1938

reaming1944

ticking-off1950

serve1967

1823 Relig. Inquirer 11 Jan. 37/2 [She] had given them a dressing down for it.

1893 W. K. Post Harvard Stories 70 The poor man got such a dressing down that Randolph presented him with full forgiveness.

1925 C. G. Bruce in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 21 The following morning..I thought I would add a little dressing down on my own account.

1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills iv. 73 Sir Winston..gave Captain Thornhill a dressing down in open court.

2012 Express (Nexis) 28 Aug. 50 Prince Harry's commanding officer is going to give him a dressing-down for his naked romp in Las Vegas.

2. The action or practice of dressing casually, or less formally than usual. Cf. dressing up n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1931 Vogue 15 Apr. 89/2 Dressing down is based on what is appropriate, accenting the harmony of line and colour and then cutting off ruthlesly [sic] everything that tends to confuse either of these effects.

1978 Times 9 Aug. 9/1 Sometimes ‘dressing down’ could go too far..: Catherine, Duchess of Queensberry enjoyed dressing up as a milkmaid..but was by no means pleased to be taken as such by an unfortunate guardsman.

1984 D. Vreeland in M. Berenson Dressing Up 12 We've had a little too much dressing down, don't you think? And for whom are you dressing down? You bore men.

1994 T. Polhemus Street Style 123/1 Grunge is Dressing Down at its most extreme.

2015 E. M. de Casanova Buttoned Up i. 18 Daniel was similarly indifferent to dressing down: ‘Casual Fridays could come or go for me; I really don't care.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dressing-down
释义	dressing-downn. Brit. /ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dressing n., down adv. Etymology: < dressing n. + down adv. In sense 1 after to dress down at dress v. Phrasal verbs. In sense 2 after to dress up at dress v. Phrasal verbs. 1. A severe reprimand, rebuke, or admonition. Cf. dressing n. 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > instance of admonishingc1350 reproofc1400 fliting1435 rebuke?a1439 snibc1450 reprehensiona1500 redargution1514 remorda1529 piece of one's mind1536 check1541 snuba1556 rebuking1561 boba1566 sneap1600 snipping1601 reprimand1636 repriment1652 rubber1699 slap1736 twinkation1748 rap1777 throughgoing1817 dressing-down1823 downset1824 hazing1829 snubbing1841 downsetting1842 raking1852 calling1855 talking toc1875 rousting1900 strafe1915 strafing1915 raspberry1919 rousing1923 bottle1938 reaming1944 ticking-off1950 serve1967 1823 Relig. Inquirer 11 Jan. 37/2 [She] had given them a dressing down for it. 1893 W. K. Post Harvard Stories 70 The poor man got such a dressing down that Randolph presented him with full forgiveness. 1925 C. G. Bruce in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 21 The following morning..I thought I would add a little dressing down on my own account. 1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills iv. 73 Sir Winston..gave Captain Thornhill a dressing down in open court. 2012 Express (Nexis) 28 Aug. 50 Prince Harry's commanding officer is going to give him a dressing-down for his naked romp in Las Vegas. 2. The action or practice of dressing casually, or less formally than usual. Cf. dressing up n. 2a. ΚΠ 1931 Vogue 15 Apr. 89/2 Dressing down is based on what is appropriate, accenting the harmony of line and colour and then cutting off ruthlesly [sic] everything that tends to confuse either of these effects. 1978 Times 9 Aug. 9/1 Sometimes ‘dressing down’ could go too far..: Catherine, Duchess of Queensberry enjoyed dressing up as a milkmaid..but was by no means pleased to be taken as such by an unfortunate guardsman. 1984 D. Vreeland in M. Berenson Dressing Up 12 We've had a little too much dressing down, don't you think? And for whom are you dressing down? You bore men. 1994 T. Polhemus Street Style 123/1 Grunge is Dressing Down at its most extreme. 2015 E. M. de Casanova Buttoned Up i. 18 Daniel was similarly indifferent to dressing down: ‘Casual Fridays could come or go for me; I really don't care.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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