单词 | to dress for dinner |
释义 | > as lemmasto dress for dinner d. intransitive. To clothe oneself, esp. in an elegant or elaborate style; to put on clothes appropriate for a particular (esp. formal) occasion. Esp. in to dress for dinner. †to dress at a person: to wear clothes intended to gain the attention or admiration of someone (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [verb (intransitive)] wear?c1225 to stand in ——a1382 clothe1393 remember your courtesy1598 dress1673 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] clothe1393 trick?1532 riga1535 dress1673 busk1722 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 7 To Boun and unboun, to dress and undress. 1696 R. Howard Poems Several Occasions 98 I shall unparrell then faster than now I dress. 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses Prol. 15 They..Dress'd at Her, danc'd, and fought and..did all that Men could do to have her. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) To Dress at a person, is to dress and adorn in order to enamour or gain the affection of a person. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxx. 184 The three Gentlemen rode out, and returned just Time enough to dress before Dinner. 1782 L. L. Orr Jrnl. 16 Oct. in Jrnl. Young Lady Virginia (1871) 34 We are dressing for dinner. 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul iii. i. 363 They..dress like Khyberees. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. iii. 62 We'd better get ready for dinner now. I always dress, because papa likes to see it. 1885 Manch. Examiner 12 Jan. 6/2 The ladies..dress in blacks and drabs. 1931 V. Woolf Waves 129 She has not dressed, because she despises the futility of London. 1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 124 He dried himself and dressed. 1986 Performing Arts July 30 Does anyone still dress for dinner? Yes, indeed, and not just in New York. 2011 Independent 18 Feb. 5/3 How to behave, how to dress, how to be organised enough to be employable. < as lemmas |
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