UNDRESS


Meaning of UNDRESS in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .