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DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 577 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO
DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange) , a substantive of which the current meaning is that of clothing or costume in general, or, specifically, the
principal
 
outer
  garment worn by a woman (see COSTUME). The verb " to dress " has various applications which can be deduced from its
original
  meaning. It is thus used not only of the putting on of clothing, but of the preparing and
finishing
  of
leather
 , the preparation of food for eating, the application of cleansing and healing substances or of bandages, &c., to a wound, the drawing up in a correct line of a
body
  of troops, and, generally, adorning or decking out, as of a ship with flags. In the language of the theatre the "
dresser
  " is the person who looks after the actor's
wardrobe
  and assists him in the changing of his costumes. For the printer's use of "
dresser
  " see TYPOGRAPHY.


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