/un dres"/ , v. , undressed or undrest, undressing , n. , adj.
v.t.
1. to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
2. to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.).
3. to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose: to undress a pretense.
v.i.
4. to take off one's clothes.
n.
5. dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress, as opposed to full dress.
6. dress of a style not designed to be worn in public; dishabille; negligee: She couldn't receive guests in such a state of undress.
7. the condition of being unclothed; nakedness.
adj.
8. of or pertaining to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform.
9. characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like: an undress dinner party.
[ 1590-1600; UN- 2 + DRESS ]