| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A one-piece skirted outer garment for women and children: frock, gown. See PUT ON. 2. A set or style of clothing: costume, garb, guise, habiliment (often used in plural), outfit, turnout. Informal : getup, rig. See PUT ON. 3. Articles worn to cover the body: apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. Informal : dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). Slang : thread (used in plural). See PUT ON. | | VERB: | 1. To furnish with decorations. Also used with up: adorn, bedeck, deck2 (out), decorate, embellish, garnish, ornament, trim. See BEAUTIFUL. 2. To apply therapeutic materials to (a wound): bandage, bind. See CARE FOR. 3. To put clothes on: apparel, attire, clothe, garb, garment, invest. Informal : tog. See PUT ON. 4. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops: cultivate, culture, tend2, till, work. See PREPARED, TOUCH. | | PHRASAL VERB: | dress down To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal : bawl out, lambaste. Slang : chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See ATTACK, PRAISE. dress up To dress in formal or special clothing: array, attire, deck2 (out), prank2. Informal : trick out or (up). Slang : doll up. See ORDER, PLAIN, PUT ON.
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