- full dress ship
- noun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dress ship — idi a) navig. to decorate a ship by hoisting lines of flags running its full length b) navig. U.S. Navy. to display the national ensigns at each masthead and on the flagstaff … From formal English to slang
dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… … Universalium
Dress uniform — See military uniform and full dress for wider coverage of dress uniforms. Students from the École Polytechnique, during the Bastille Day Military Parade, in full dress uniform … Wikipedia
dress — /drɛs / (say dres) noun 1. a one piece outer garment worn by women and girls, comprising a skirt and bodice, with or without sleeves. 2. clothing; apparel; garb. 3. fine clothes; formal costume: full dress. 4. outer covering, as the plumage of… …
full-dressed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. of poultry : dressed completely with feathers, viscera, and usually head and feet removed compare new york dressed 2. of a ship : dressed with ensigns and a line of pennants compare dress ship 1 at dress I … Useful english dictionary
Dress code — redirects here. For the 2000 film released on video as The Dress Code, see Bruno (2000 film). Male Western dress code … Wikipedia
Dress — (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed} (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis + regere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim — … Wikipedia
Mess dress — Three Canadian officers in shawl or rolled collar jacket and waistcoat style mess dress or mess kit. Miniature medals and other accoutrements are also worn. Mess dress is the military term for the formal evening dress worn in the mess or at other … Wikipedia
To be in full feather — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
