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- English Word Drenching Definition of Drench
- English Word Drengage Definition The tenure by which a drench held land.
- English Word Drent Definition Drenched; drowned.
- English Word Dresden ware Definition A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in Saxony.
- English Word Dress Definition To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
- English Word Dress Definition To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
- English Word Dress Definition To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
- English Word Dress Definition To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
- English Word Dress Definition To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
- English Word Dress Definition To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
- English Word Dress Definition To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
- English Word Dress Definition To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
- English Word Dress Definition To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
- English Word Dress Definition That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
- English Word Dress Definition A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
- English Word Dress Definition Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
- English Word Dress Definition The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
- English Word Dress coat Definition A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.
- English Word Dress goods Definition A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
- English Word Dressed Definition of Dress
- English Word Dresser Definition One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
- English Word Dresser Definition A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
- English Word Dresser Definition An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
- English Word Dresser Definition A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.
- English Word Dresser Definition A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils.
- English Word Dressiness Definition The state of being dressy.
- English Word Dressing Definition of Dress
- English Word Dressing Definition Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
- English Word Dressing Definition An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.
- English Word Dressing Definition Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.