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DRAG RACING - DRILL SERGEANT
DRAG RACING - see RACING
DRAIN - nouns
• LADE a ditch, a drain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SINK a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499 now rare
• SINKER † a cesspool, or drain ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VAEDIK a small stream or runnel of water or other liquid; a ditch, drain or open sewer ...a1838 Sc.
• VALLEY any small channel or hollow as a drain or gutter in a roof ...1787 Eng. dial.
• VENNEL an open drain or gutter; a sewer ...1641 N. Eng. dial.
DRAIN - verbs
• SUCK OUT † to drain ...1687
• VAULT † a covered conduit for carrying away water or filth; a drain or sewer ...c1400
DRAIN - phrases
• PULL THE MONKEY to pull a rubber disc through a cess drain in order to clean the drain...1970 UK sl.
DRAMA - nouns
• BANE † a prelude of a play ...c1440
• BANNS † proclamation or prologue of a play ...1440
DRAMA - nouns, person
• FACTIST † a poet or play-maker ...1775
DRAMA - verbs
• CATASTROPHIZE † to end a comedy or the like ...1623
DRAMATIC - adjectives
• TABASCO excited, dramatic, spirited ...1920s sl.
DRAMATIC - nouns
• GUT-BUSTER something powerful and dramatic ...1930s sl.
WROUGHT a situation in which something dramatic happens ...1980s sl.
DRAPER - nouns, person
• RAG-MERCHANT a dealer in rags; also, in contempt, a banker of draper ...1690
• RAG-RIVER a slang word for a draper ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH CUDDY a peddler; a travelling draper ...1901 Sc.
• SCOTCH DRAPER a peddler; a travelling draper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCHMAN a peddler; a travelling draper ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TALLY-FELLOW a travelling draper, esp. one who gives secret credit and takes payment in small installments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLY-MAN a travelling draper, esp. one who gives secret credit and takes payment in small installments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DRASTIC - adjectives
• MAD sufficiently aroused to do something drastic ...M19 US & W. Indies sl.
DRAUGHT - nouns
• GALDERIE an open, draughty space ...1908 Sc.
DRAUGHTS - nouns
• DAM each of the pieces in the game of draughts or checkers ...1580 obs., chiefly Sc. usage
• DAM-BOARD a draught-board ...1779 Sc.
• DAM-BROD the board used in the game of draughts; draughts ...1779 Sc.
• DAMS † the game of draughts ...1580 obs. exc. Sc.
• TABLE † the 'board' on which chess, draughts, backgammon, or any similar game is played ...c1470 obs.
DRAW, DRAWING - nouns
• ICONOGRAPH a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ...1884
• ICONOGRAPHY † 1. a pictorial representation, delineation; a drawing or plan ...1628
2. the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work inwhich this is done ...1678
DRAW, DRAWING - nouns, person
• ICONOGRAPH one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1804
• ICONOGRAPHER one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1888
• ICONOGRAPHIST † one skilled in iconography ...1850
DRAW - verbs
• FAINT-DRAW to draw or delineate lightly ...1728
• SCART to write, esp. to write indistinctly; to make any kind of mark on paper; to draw; to sculpture ...1814 Sc.
• TAKE to sketch; to draw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE OFF to take a likeness; to draw, to photograph ...1895 Eng. dial.
DRAW (pull) - verbs
• TIGHT † to draw, to pull ...a1000
DRAWBACK - nouns
• HOOKER a trick or concealed drawback; a catch ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TAKE-OFF a thing that detracts from something; a drawback ...1826
DRAWER - nouns
• CASE OF DRAWERS † a chest of drawers ...1686
• PAIR OF DRAWERS a chest of drawers ...1867 Eng. dial.
DRAWING - nouns
• BABBY-LAKIN playing with pictures; drawing for amusement ...1883 Eng. dial.
DRAWL - nouns
• DRITE a drawl, a slow mode of speaking ...18C Eng. dial.
DRAWL - verbs
• BOOL to weep in childish fashion; to drawl in singing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DRITE to drawl, to speak monotonously or indistinctly ...1788 Eng. dial.
• MARDLE to drawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly ...1876 Eng. dial.
DRAWLING - adjectives
• GAVELLOUS drawling in speech; mumbling, lisping, indistinct ...1903 Sc.
DREAD - adjectives
• ADRAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• ADREAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• TIMOROUS † causing fear or dread; dreadful, terrible ...1455
DREAD - nouns
• AWFUCK DISEASE the sense of dread that you feel the morning after doing something that you, upon reflection, wished you had not done ...2001 US sl.
• BACK-FEAR an object of terror behind one, an intuitive dread of something sinister in the rear ...1894 Sc.
• BLUE FUNK extreme nervousness; tremulous dread ...1861 sl.
• BOODIE-BO a bugbear; an object of dread ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EIR † fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• ERE † fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• GASTNESS † terrified condition or appearance; terror, dread ...c1374
• SAMUELS a sensation of dread or unease ...1980s UK rhyming sl. for 'the creeps' (Samuel Pepys)
• TERRICULAMENT † a source or object of dread or terror, especially of needless dread; a bugbear ...1548
• UG † fear, dread ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UGGING dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGLINESS † horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
DREAD - verbs
• ADOUBT †* to fear, to dread ...c1400
• ADRAD † to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
• ADREAD † to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
• BEDOUBT † to dread ...1470
• DARE † to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
• HIDOUS †* to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
• UG † 1. to inspire or affect dread, loathing, or disgust ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to feel dread or apprehension, disgust, or loathing ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DREADED - adjectives
• ADOUBTED † dreaded; formidable ...c1314
• BEDREAD †* dreaded ...c1485
• YDRED † dreaded ...1340
DREADFUL - adjectives
• AVERAGE mediocre; not the best, just plain dreadful ...1981 Aust. sl.
• CAREFUL † causing trouble or fear; dreadful ...c1340-70
• DERF † painful, grievous; terrible, dreadful, cruel ...a1225
• DOUTOUS † fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible ...a1300
• ELDRICK unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRITCH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1508 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EFFRAYABLE †* capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful ...1689
• FORMIDOLOUS † to be feared, fearful, dreadful, terrible ...1656
• GHASTFUL dreadful, terrible ...LME arch.
• HAYNESS horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HELLACIOUS dreadful, terrible ...1976 US sl.
• LARVAL † belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin; ghastly, dreadful ...1656
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• SPEWSOME dreadful, awful ...1996 Aust. sl.
• TIMOROUS † dreadful, terrible ...1455
• TIMORSOME * inspiring fear, fearful, dreadful ...1894
• VENGEABLE † characterized by or arising from vengeance or revenge; cruel, dreadful ...c1430
• YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
DREADFUL - nouns
• TERRILOQUY the speaking of terrible or dreadful things
DREAM - adjectives
• DRETCHED † oppressed, troubled; vexed or disturbed by dreams ...16C
• ONEIRIC * belonging to dreams ...1859
• ONEIROCRITIC * pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1775
• ONEIROCRITICAL pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1588
• ONIROCRITICAL pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1588
• OUT TO THE WIDE unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming ...20C sl., orig. US
• SOMNIATORY †* pertaining to dreams or dreaming ...a1693
DREAM - adverbs
• ONEIROCRITICALLY in relation to the interpretation of dreams ...1816
DREAM - nouns
• CARAWIMPLE † a mere fiction; a dream ...1672
• NAUGHTY-DREAM a lascivious dream ...1673 sl.
• ONEIROCRISY † the art of interpreting dreams ...1653
• ONEIROCRITICISM the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• ONEIROCRITICS the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• ONEIROLOGY the science or subject of dreams, or of their interpretation ...1818
• ONEIROSCOPY examination or interpretation of dreams ...1727
• ONIROCRITICISM the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• RANNERS wild, indistinct dreams ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• SUMMER-DREAM a pleasant or happy dream ...1820
DREAM - nouns, person
• ONEIROCRIT † a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1693
• ONEIROCRITE † a judge or interpreter of dreams ...
• ONEIROCRITIC a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1652
• ONEIROLOGIST one versed in the subject of dreams ...1834
• ONEIROPOLIST † an interpreter of dreams ...1652
• ONEIROPOMPIST † a sender of dreams ...1652
• ONEIROSCOPIST one versed in the interpretation of dreams ...1727
• ONIROCRIT * a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1693
• ONIROCRITIC a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1652
• ONIROPOLIST. an interpreter of dreams ...a1693
DREAM - verbs
• BE ADREAMED † to be visited by a dream, to dream ...1556
• CAST † to interpret a dream ...1382
• CONSOMNIATE † to dream ...1623
• FALL AFTER † of a dream: to come true ...c1400
• OOR to doze, to be half-asleep, to dream, to muse ...1908 Sc.
DREAMER, DREAMY - nouns, person
• FANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• JOHN-A-DREAMS a dreamy or idle fellow
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-AIR a dreamy fellow ...colloq.
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-THE-AIR a dreamy fellow ...colloq.
• MONONEIRIST a person who has never dreamed but once ...1762-71
• PHANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• PRUNE an eccentric; a dreamer ... c1900 Amer. sl.
DREAMING, DREAMY - adjectives
• ADREAMED dreaming, dozing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAD TO THE WIDE WORLD unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming ...20C sl., orig. US
• DEAD TO THE WORLD unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming; inattentive, absent-minded ...20C sl., orig. US
• FAR BEN of the eyes, look: dreamy, abstracted, distant ...1918 Sc.
• FOG-BOUND dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY dreamy or listless ...colloq.
• IN THE CLOUDS dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONEY absent-minded; dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY absent-minded; dreamy; listless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIPE-DREAMY dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TIT IN A TRANCE dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A BLATHER O' LARD dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A SIDE OF BEEF dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
DREAMING - adverbs
• A-DREAM dreaming ...1854
DREAMLAND - nouns
• LA-DI-DA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland ...1987 US sl.
• LA-LA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland; a fantasy world ...1985 US sl.
DREAMY - verbs
• MEASEN to be in a dreamy state; to act slothfully; to mope, to fret ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE to be in a dreamy, stupid, abstracted state ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DREARILY - adverbs
• EERIELY dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
• ELENGELY † drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily ...1377
DREARINESS - nouns
• ELENGENESSE † loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom ...c1320
DREARY - adjectives
• DARNFUL gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DAWLSOME dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECEMBERLY † resembling December in dreariness and darkness ...1765
• DERN dark, dreary, dismal, lonely, solitary ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOLLY dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 obs.
• DOWIE dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ELENGE † remote, lonely, solitary; dreary, miserable ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELLINGE solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELANGE solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NOWHERE said of something insignificant or dreary ...1940 sl.
• PO-JO drab; dreary; poverty-stricken ...1950 Amer. dial.
• UNCOUTHY † dreary, causing fear ...1768 Sc.
• UNKED of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UNKID of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UNKY of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
DREARY - nouns, person
• DREAR a dreary person ...1958 sl.
• DREARY n. a dreary person ...1925
• FACE-ACHE a dreary-looking person ...1937 sl.
DREGS - adjectives
• FECULENT of the nature of faeces or dregs; abounding with sediment or impurities; laden or polluted with filth; foul, fetid ...1471
DREGS - nouns
• ABJECTION † that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs ...1447
• DARSTS dregs, refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FECULENCE feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum; also, filth ...a1648
• GROUT sediment, dregs, lees ...1697
• HILDING the sediment of beer, lees, dregs: usually plural ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAGS † what remains in a vessel after the liquor is drawn off; dregs, lees ...1500s
• QUINKINS dregs or leavings of any kind; scum of a liquid; charred traces of food which have stuck to the saucepan; a fry-up after the killing of a pig; tidbits of any kind ...1825 Sc.
• RABBLEMENT refuse, dregs ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• SCRUFF scum, dregs ...1929 Amer. dial.
• SILTS † dregs, refuse, scum ...1635
• SUDS † dregs, leavings; hence, filth, muck ...1548
• TAILS the inferior, less valuable, or refuse part of anything; dregs, sediments ...1542
• TAP-LASH † the 'lashings' or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TILT † the liquor or sediment obtained by tilting a vessel; dregs, lees ...a1603
• TILTINGS † the dregs of the liquor in a cask, collected by tilting it ...1612
• ULLAGE the dregs in the bottom of wine glasses or casks ...L19 sl.
DRENCH - verbs
• BAIN † to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BESHED † to drench, moisten, wet with ...1382
• BLASH to drench, to soak ...Bk1911 Sc.
• RAMSCOOTER to drench with water from a squirt or syringe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAP to saturate; to drench; to moisten ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DRENCHED - adjectives
• SAP-WET drenched, wet through ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
DRENCHING - nouns
• BAFFIN a severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain ...1929 Sc.
• BASKING a drenching in a heavy shower ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
DRESS - article of clothing, see CLOTHES
DRESS - adjectives
• NEAT †* of dress: elegant, trim ...1634
• SLANGY of dress: loud, vulgar ...c1860 sl.
DRESS - nouns
• ABOULZIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ABULIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ADDRESS † array, attire, dress ...1592
• BRAVERIE fine clothes, showy dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAPARISON the dress and ornaments of men and women; equipment, outfit ...1598
• DISHY BILLY a state of undress or careless dress; 'deshabille' ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GARNITURE apparel, costume, dress ...1827
• HABILIMENT outfit, accoutrement, equipment, array, attire, dress (now only of personal attire) ...1470-85
• HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform ...1853 Amer. dial.
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• RIG dress; style; hence, an outfit; a set of clothes ...1843 sl.
• SCASH † an untidy or slovenly piece of dress; an untidy person, a sloven ...1895 Sc.
• TOGGERY official or vocational dress ...c1825
DRESS, DRESS OUT, DRESS UP, GET DRESSED - verbs
• ADIGHT † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• ADVERTISE to dress in a sexually provocative manner ...1950s gay sl.
• AFAITE † to fit out, to array, to dress ...1483
• BAWM to dress up, to adorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEDINK to dress out smartly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDIZEN to dress out, esp. in a vulgar or gaudy fashion ...1661
• BEDIZZEN to dress out, esp. in a vulgar or gaudy fashion ...1661
• BEGO † to dress; to clothe, to attire, to deck, to adorn ...a1225
• BOUN to dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANK to deck, to dress up ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCK UP to dress up ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• BUNG ON to put on a garment; to get dressed, usually in combination with an article of clothing, as 'bung on a jacket' ...20C sl.
• CAKE OUT to dress in a rakish manner ...1920s US sl.
• CLOBBER to dress oneself; frequently followed by 'up' ...L19 sl.
• DAILY EXPRESS to dress ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DALLACK to dress smartly and gaudily ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAP DOWN to dress nicely ...1980 US sl.
• DAWK OUT to over-dress; to dress smartly but untidily and slovenly ...1890 Eng. dial.
• DAWKS to over-dress; to dress up ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DEEN to dress ...1867 Ireland
• DICKEY UP to dress up in fine clothes; to make pretty or fancy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIGHT to dress, to clothe; to adorn, to deck oneself ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIKE to dress up in one's best clothes; to dress elaborately or ostentatiously ...1851 Amer. dial.
• DILL to dress fine, to adorn ...1730 Eng. dial.
• DINK to adorn, to deck, to dress out ...1808 Sc.
• DOZZLE to overdress, to deck oneself out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• DRESS TO DEATH to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DRESS TO KILL to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DUDE UP to dress up ...1899 US sl.
• FAKE to dress the hair; to make up the face or dress up ...1797 sl.
• FAKE UP to dress the hair; to make up or dress up ...1885 sl.
• GARNISH † to dress, to clothe, esp. in an elegant fashion ...1529
• GEAR † to adorn; to array; to dress ...c1250
• GEAR DOWN to dress up ...1965 Barbados sl.
• GIMP UP to dress oneself up smartly ...c1910 army sl.
• GUSSY UP to dress in one's best clothes; to adorn oneself ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HABILITATE * to clothe, to dress ...1885
• HABILLE † to fit out; to accoutre, to array, to attire, esp. for war; to apparel, dress ...a1450
• HABIT to dress, to clothe, to attire ...1588
• HACKLE to dress; to put on one's best clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAP to clothe, to dress ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARLEQUINIZE to dress or do up in fantastical colouring ...1876
• HARNESS † to dress, to clothe, to apparel, to array ...c1400 obs. or arch.
• LAIR to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• LAIR UP to dress flashily; to dress up ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LALLOP of a dress, etc.: to trail, to drag or flap on the ground ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LARE to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• MAB † to dress carelessly or negligently; to be slatternly or slovenly ...1691 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MABBLE † to dress slovenly ...B1900
• MAB UP to dress carelessly ...L17 colloq.
• MEE-MAW to dress up, to wear a great many gewgaws ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSE to tidy, to make clean and neat; to clear up; also, to dress or smarten oneself up ...1859 Eng. dial.
• NEW FANGLE † to dress up anew ...1641
• PANSY UP to dress or adorn affectedly or effeminately ...1946 sl.
• PATCH UP to dress fashionably; to apply make-up ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• POON UP to dress oneself in stylish or flashy clothes ...1943 Aust. sl.
• PRINK to dress in a finical manner ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PRUNK to make oneself smart and neat; to dress neatly; generally used with 'up' ...B1900 Sc.
• PUT ON to get dressed ...20C Ulster sl.
• PUT ON THE AGONY to dress according to the latest fashion; to overdress ...1906 Amer. dial.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner ...US & Can. colloq.
• QUAINTISE † to beautify, to adorn, to dress finely ...1390
• QUEAN UP to dress carefully, although not necessarily effeminately ...1930s Aust. sl.
• QUEEN UP to dress carefully, although not necessarily effeminately ...1930s Aust. sl.
• RAG to dress (fashionably) ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAG OUT to dress up; to dress, to provide clothing to ...1865 Amer. sl.
• RAG UP to dress oneself up ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• RANK OUT to get ready; to dress ...1841 Sc.
• RAPPLE to put on clothes in haste; to wrap clothes round ...1827 Sc.
• RAY to deck out, to dress ...1750 Eng. dial.
• REEK to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
• SCRUB UP WELL of a man: to look presentable despite being in the aftermath of a drunken night out; of a woman: to show good dress sense ...1980s Aust. sl.
• SHARP to dress up, to dress smartly ...M20 US colloq.
• SPIV UP to dress oneself in stylish or flashy clothes ...1959 Brit. sl.
• SUIT to provide with a suit of clothes; to clothe, to attire, to dress ...1577 arch.
• TAIT OFF to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAIT UP to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A FASHION RISK to dress in an unfashionable or outlandish manner ...1980s US college sl.
• TARDLE to dress gaily ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TEAGLE to arrange, to dress, to put on one's clothing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TIFF † to attire, to dress, to deck out, to tittivate one's person, hair, etc. ...a1225
• TIFFLE † to dress up, to adorn, to deck or trick out (in a trifling or time-wasting way) ...1388
• TIFT † to prepare, to make ready, to put in order; to dress ...1300s obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIRE † to attire, to clothe duly, to dress, to adorn ...c1350
• TOFF UP to dress up like a toff ...1914 Brit. sl.
• TOG to clothe, to dress ...1793
• TOGGLE to dress oneself up ...1919 Amer. dial.
• TOGGLE OUT to dress oneself up ...1919 Amer. dial.
• TOG OUT to dress in smart clothes ...1793 sl.
• TOG UP to dress, to deck out; to dress oneself up ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TOILET to wash and attire oneself; to dress, to attire ...1840
• TRIGGER OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TRIGGER UP to dress up, to adorn ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TRIG OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1822 Amer. dial.
• TRIG UP to dress up, to adorn ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TUTTLE to arrange the dress; to adorn; to titivate ...1899 Eng. dial.
DRESSED, DRESSING, DRESSY - adjectives
• ACCOUTRED attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ADDRESSED arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed ...1393 arch.
• ALL DOLLED UP LIKE A BARBER'S CAT dressed in the height of fashion ...M19 Can. sl.
• ALL FUSS AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ALL LAIRED UP flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ALL QUEANED UP carefully (not necessarily effeminately) dressed ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• ALL SILK AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALL STANDING fully clothed ...1840 Amer. dial.
• ALL STARCH AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BANG-UP well-dressed, quite up to the mark ...1834 Eng. dial.
• BEDIZENED dressed up with vulgar finery ...1707
• BEFANGLED smartly dressed or decorated ...19C Eng. dial.
• BEHOUNCED tricked up, smartened, finely dressed ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BIBBED dressed up, decked out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BIBBED UP dressed up, decked out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BINKIE gaudy, trimly-dressed, smart ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BRANKIE finely dressed, gaudy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAW fine, gaily dressed; handsome ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUGGED UP † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BUGGED UP TO KILL † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CABBA-CABBA rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CADDY stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CANDIDATE †* clothed in white ...1616 poetic
• CATTY stylish; well-dressed ...1918 Amer. dial.
• CLOBBERED dressed up ...L19 sl.
• DALLACKING dressing smartly and gaudily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAP dapper; well-dressed; stylish, fashionable ...1956 US Black
• DAPPED DOWN dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A T very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A TEE dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPT physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant ...1967 US Black sl.
• DAP TO A T very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAP TO A TEE very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DASHY-LOOKING well-dressed, smart ...1886 Sc.
• DAUBED fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAUBY fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKY adj. over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECENT dressed; clothed appropriately for the occasion
• DECKED well-dressed ...1960s US Black sl.
• DENK neat, nice, finely dressed ...1721 Sc.
• DICKEY-DOOED UP dressed up in one's good clothes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DICKIED UP dressed up in one's good clothes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIKED OUT dressed up ...1851 Amer. dial.
• DIKED OUT LIKE MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE dressed in one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIKED UP dressed up ...1901 Amer. dial.
• DINK neat, nice, finely dressed, trim, spruce ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DINKIT decked out, dressed ...1813 Sc.
• DOCKED dressed up ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DOLLED UP dressed in one's smartest or most impressive clothes ...1906 sl.
• DOLLED UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• DONE UP dressed in unusual or particularly stylish clothing ...1882 sl.
• DONE UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DOWDY shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
• DRESSED LIKE ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE said of a woman who puts on her good clothes and tries to look her best ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED TO A QUEEN'S TASTE dressed in one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DRESSED UP TO THE NINES dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1859 sl.
• DUDE well-dressed ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• DUDED UP dressed in one's smartest or most impressive clothes ...1899 sl., orig. US
• DUGGY dressed in style ...1993 US sl.
• DUKED OUT dressed up ...1938 US sl.
• FAKED UP dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKISH dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL gaudily-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALED OUT dressed out, decked out with finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANDANGEE overdressed or otherwise assuming an air of superiority ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• FANTOOSH overdressed, over-ornamented; flashy, showy; ultra-fashionable ...1920 Sc.
• FANTOOSHED flashily dressed ...1930 Sc.
• FARPUTST dressed up ...1969 Amer. Yiddish
• FEAT † of dress, etc.: becoming, well fitting, neat, elegant; hence of the wearer: neatly attired ...c1430 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FEATHERED OUT dressed up ...1968 Amer. cowboys' usage
• FINE AS SALLIT, AS finely dressed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. (sallit = salad)
• GAINLY-LOOKING comely, good-looking; neatly dressed; said chiefly of females ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLANT gorgeous or showy in appearance; finely-dressed, smart ...c1420 arch.
• GASH well-dressed and dignified ...1785 Sc.
• GAUCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUSIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAY * finely or showily dressed ...c1381
• GEARED UP dressed up; also used of motorcyclists in full protective wear ...1979 UK sl.
• GHETTO FABULOUS pert. to or favouring an ostentatious style of dress associated with the hip-hop subculture
• GOT UP dressed in unusual clothing ...1858 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• GRANDIED UP dressed sloppily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GUSSIED-UP smartly dressed ...Aust. sl.
• HABILATORY* pertaining to clothing or garments; having reference to dressing; wearing clothes ...1827
• HABILIMENTED equipped, arrayed, apparelled, dressed ...1607
• HABITED clothed, dressed ...1807
• HACKY dressed carelessly, or wearing clothes that never look right ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HOOKED UP attractive, well put together; hence, well-dressed or intelligent ...1933 Amer. sl.
• HORSED UP of a woman: showy, overdressed, over made-up ...1950s US sl.
• ILL-HAPPIT ill-clothed ...1896 Sc.
• IN HER HAIR in full dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PUT-ON of a person: badly or carelessly dressed ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IN DRESS dressed in one's best clothes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KIDDY well-dressed, fashionable, flashy ...L18 sl.
• KIDDYISH stylish, showily dressed; up-to-date ...E19 sl.
• LACED dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
• LACED BY THE NECK dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
• LAID well-dressed ...1978 US Black sl.
• LAID OUT well-dressed ...1989 US Black sl.
• LAID TO THE BONE well-dressed ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAIRED UP flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LARY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LEARY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LEERY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or ostentatiously ...colloq.
• MACKED OUT orig. (of a man) flashily dressed; hence, stylish; attractive; flashy ...1933 Amer. sl.
• MACKED UP stylishly or flashily dressed ...1930s US sl.
• MOCKERED UP dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1938 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOKKERED UP dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1938 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOMMOCKED-UP dressed up fantastically and absurdly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NABBY neat, trim, well-dressed; pretentious, dressed above one's station ...1879 Sc.
• NABITY neat, trim, well-dressed; pretentious, dressed above one's station ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NEAT † of persons: inclined to refinement or elegance; finely or elegantly dressed; trim or smart in apparel ...1546
• NUNTY dressed in a shabby or old-fashioned way, dowdy, unstylish: applied to female dress ...1838 Eng. dial.
• OLD †* in old clothes; shabby ...1596
• QUAINT † 1. of persons; beautiful or handsome in appearance; finely or fashionably dressed; elegant, foppish ...a1300
† 2. of dress: fine, fashionable, elegant ...?a1366
• QUEANED UP carefully (not necessarily effeminately) dressed ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• QUICK well-dressed and clever ...L19 UK society sl.
• RAGGED DOWN (HEAVY) exceptionally well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• RAGGED OUT exceptionally well-dressed ...1893 US sl.
• RAGGIN' dressed in fashionable and expensive clothing ...1987 US sl.
• RALPHED UP dressed in a smart casual style ...1997 UK sl.
• REEKIT well-dressed; furnished with an outfit ...1811 Sc.
• RIGGED dressed ...1594 sl.
• RUM-TOGGED dressed handsomely ...1811 sl.
• SAALI attractive, well-dressed ...1940s W. Indies
• SAGA fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SAGGER fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SHARPED UP elegantly dressed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SILKED dressed in the height of fashion ...1940s US Black sl.
• SILKED TO THE BONE dressed in the height of fashion ...1940s US Black sl.
• SMART AS A NEW PIN very smartly dressed ...1893 UK
• SNORKY well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date
• SPANKY showy, smart, dashing, well-dressed ...1789 Sc.
• SPINORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPORTING well-dressed, looking good ...1980s US Black/campus
• SPORTY smart in dress, behaviour, etc. ...1885 colloq.
• SPRAUNCY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• SPRAUNTSY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• SPRONCY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• STILL IN ONE'S GOWN-TAIL not fully dressed yet ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TABBED well-dressed ...1970s US Black sl.
• TABBED TO THE BONE dressed in one's very best, most fashionable clothes ...1970s US Black sl.
• TACKED DOWN well-dressed ...1960s US Black sl.
• TAFFEREL ill-dressed ...1822 Sc.
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TAGSY untidily dressed, unkempt ...1972 Sc.
• TATSHIE † dressed in a slovenly manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWDERED UP dressed in vulgar finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDHERLY dressed in bad taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
• TIGHT neat in appearance; neatly and carefully dressed; trim, tidy, smart; of a neat compact build, well-made, shapely ...1697 arch. or Eng. dial.
• TITRIVATED OUT dressed up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED DOWN dressed up ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED OUT dressed up ...1878 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED UP dressed up ...1960 Amer. dial.
• UNMENSEFUL unbecoming, ill-dressed, shabby, untidy ...Bk1905 N. Eng. dial.
• VINED dressed stylishly ....1970 Amer. Black usage
• VINED TO THE GILLS dressed stylishly ....1970 Amer. Black usage
• WELL PUT-ON well-dressed ...1920s Sc. & Ulster
• WELL-TOILETED well-dressed ...1875
• YDIGHT † prepared, furnished, dressed ...1297
• ZOOTY flashily dressed ...1940s US sl.
DRESSED - nouns
• PARAFFINELLY a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
• PARAPHERNALLY a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
DRESSED, DRESSED UP - nouns, person
• ACE a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress ...Amer. Black sl.
• ALLIGATOR an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male ...Amer. Black sl.
• AMY FLORENCE a loosely, untidily and tawdrily dressed female ..1760 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASTORBILT a person who overdresses ...1969 Amer. jocular
• ASTOR'S PET COW an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET HORSE an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET PONY an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1950 Amer. dial.
• BAITED FOR WIDOW spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
• BARBER'S BLOCK one who spends much time in barbers' shops; a showy, overdressed man; a fop ...L19 sl.
• BASIL-HAMPERS a female whose attire falls awkwardly round her feet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAT CAVER a person dressed in black ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BEAGLE a oddly or grotesque dressed figure; a scarecrow ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BESSY-BAB(S) a fantastically dressed female; a slovenly, but gaily-attired woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• BIT OF STUFF, A an overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities ...1874 sl.
• BOAKIE an oddly-dressed person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB the best-dressed or best-looking lad or lass in a company ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCKSTICK a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
• BURERK a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
• BURICK a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
• BUTTERFLY an overdressed, flashy person ...20C US sl.
• CANDY-BOY a stylishly dressed person ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY-COCK a stylishly dressed person ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY-KID a stylishly dressed person ...1913 US sl.
• CAPTAIN QUEERNABS a shabby, ill-dressed fellow ...Bk1890 sl.
• CLIPPIE a person wearing too neatly cut clothes ...19C Sc.
• DADGIL a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
• DAG an unfashionable dresser ...1990s Aust. & NZ sl.
• DALLACKS a dirty, slovenly person; a smart, overdressed person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLION † a person whose clothes are too large for his body; also, one who has a foolish gait in walking ...1824 Sc.
• DANDY-BOY a well-dressed young man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DAP DADDY a handsomely dressed male ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPER † a person who is spruce in dress or appearance ...1709
• DAPPER DAN a flashily dressed man; a lady's man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention ...1967 Amer. sl.
• DASHER a showily dressed person; someone of extraordinary appearance, as a remarkably stout person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DATCHEL a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
• DOCKSY an overdressed woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOOGIE DADDY a well-dressed man ...1950s US Black sl.
• DOWDY a woman who is shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
• DOZZLE an oddly-dressed, tawdry woman; a slattern ...1855 Eng. dial.
• FADE a badly dressed person ...1990s US campus sl.
• FALLAL a gaudily-dressed woman; a term of contempt for a woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANCY DAN a flashily-dressed man; a dandy ...1930s sl., orig. US Sl Green 2005
• FANCY PANTS a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man; a dandy, a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• FANTASTIC † one given to fine or showy dress; a fop ...a1613
• FANTOOSH an overdressed person ...1930 Sc.
• FINNICKS one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLAMFOO a gaudily-dressed woman whose chief pleasure consists in dress ...19C Sc.
• FLANTUM-FLATHERUM PIEBALD DILL a woman fantastically dressed in a variety of colours ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FLASH HARRY an ostentatious, loudly dressed, and typically bad-mannered man ...1960 Brit. sl.
• GAIVE a person oddly or fantastically dressed ...c1930 Sc.
• GUY a grotesque-looking, ill-dressed, ugly, or ridiculous person, esp. an old man ...1823 Amer. sl.
• HANIEL SLYP an uncouthly-dressed person; an ugly fellow ...1742 Sc.
• HARD CAT a well-dressed, popular male ...1959 US sl.
• HEAVY SWELL a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion ...1830
• JAY a person absurdly dressed; a 'sight' ...1898
• JAZZBO a fancily-dressed, sharp person ...1960 Amer. sl.
• KNUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• LACED MUTTON a woman dressed to appear younger than her years ...E19 sl.
• LACY-PANTS a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person ...1940 US sl.
• LAIR a show-off, one who dresses flashily ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LARE a show-off, one who dresses flashily ...1920s Aust. sl.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MALKIN a slattern, an untidy person; a showily or eccentrically dressed person; a term of abuse or contempt for anyone ...1873 Sc.
• MAMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MASTER a respectable, well-dressed man; a gentleman; any individual ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN a slattern, an untidy person; a showily or eccentrically dressed person; a term of abuse or contempt for anyone ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MEG an ugly or ill-dressed person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISS ASTOR. a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MISS LIZZIE TISH a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
• MOG a dowdily-dressed person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOGGY an untidy, badly-dressed woman; a slattern ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MONKEYBACK a man who dresses in formal dinner clothes ...1928 US Black sl.
• MRS. ASTOR a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MRS. ASTOR'S BILLY GOAT an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S COW an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET COW an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET HORSE an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MUMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MUTTON DRESSED LAMB-FASHION applied to an old woman dressed in youthful style ...1810
• NABITY a well-dressed, trim person ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• OLD EWE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION, AN an elderly woman dressed in a juvenile style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMER a shabbily-dressed person, one who goes about looking like a tramp, either through poverty or slovenliness ...1808 Sc.
• PARAKEET one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARAQUITO one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARISH RIG a badly-rigged ship; hence, an ill-dressed man ...L19 sl., orig. nautical
• PARKER a well-dressed man; a dandy ...M19 sl.
• PARRICH a person of small stature, very neatly and finely dressed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUAINTRELLE †* a finely-dressed woman ...c1430
• QUEER CULL a poor, ill-dressed person ...L17 sl.
• RAG BAG a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern; an untidy or shabbily dressed person ...1888 UK sl.
• RAG DOLL a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern ...c1862 sl.
• REGULAR CROW a person dismally garbed ...Bk1903 colloq.
• SALLY HATCH an overdressed woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRIBE a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHABAROON † a mean-spirited person; a disreputable person; an ill-dressed, shabby fellow; a ragamuffin ...a1700 sl.
• SHREWD DUDE a well-dressed, alert boy or man ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SKID one who likes to go out at night; an ill-dressed, dirty, dishevelled person ...1990s sl.
• SNODDIE a neatly dressed person, generally a female ...B1900 Sc.
• SPRUSADO † a smartly-dressed person; a spruce fellow; a dandy ...1665
• SWELL a swell-dressed person; a person with a showy exterior ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWING DADDY an attractive, well-dressed man ...1970s US Black sl.
• TACKHEAD an overdressed or excessively stylish person ...20C US sl.
• TACKLE a showily or bizarrely dressed woman ...1980s Irish sl.
• TACKY an overdressed or excessively stylish person ...20C US sl.
• TATTER-CLOUT a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-RAGS a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-WALLETS a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEDDY BEAR a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1953 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'lair'
• TIGER † a vulgarly or obtrusively overdressed person ...1827 sl.
• TIGRESS † a vulgarly or obtrusively dressed woman ...1836
• TIPPY-BOB a smart, fashionably-dressed person, a fop ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TIZZIE LISH a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1995 Amer. dial.
• TOFF an upper-class, distinguished, or well-dressed person ...1851 Brit. sl.
• YARD DOG an ill-dressed, badly behaved person ...1930s US Black sl.
DRESSED - verbs
• BE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION to be dressed in a youthful style ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BE SET FORTH LIKE LAMB AND SALLIT to be gaily dressed ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
DRESSED - phrases
• LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK said of a person who dresses carelessly ...1968 Amer. dial.
DRESSINESS - nouns
• GAYNESS † gay appearance, brightness of colour, dressiness, display, pomp ...c1449
DRESSING - nouns
• TIFF †* manner of dressing, or arranging, get-up; the way in which the hair, wig, etc., is dressed ...1703
• TIFFURE †* a dressing up, adornment ...1303
• TOILET 1. the act or process of dressing ...1681
2. manner or style of dressing; dress, costume, 'get-up'; also, a dress or costume, a gown ...1821
• TOILET-CAP † a cap formerly worn by men of fashion while dressing ...1660
DRESSING ROOM - nouns
• TIRING-ROOM a dressing-room; the dressing-room of a theatre ...1623 arch.
• TIRE-ROOM a dressing-room ...1681
• TIRING-HOUSE a dressing-room; the room or place in which the actors dressed for the state ...1590 arch.
• TOILET a dressing-room; in the US, a dressing-room furnished with bathing facilities ...1819
• TOILET-ROOM a dressing-room ...1794
• WARDROBE † a room in which wearing apparel (sometimes armour) was kept; esp. a room adjoining the 'chamber' or sleeping apartment; hence, a dressing-room ...1387-8
DRESSMAKER - nouns, person
• LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• MANTEAU-MAKER † one who makes women's robes; a dressmaker ...1699
• MANTUA-MAKER † one who makes mantuas (gowns) ; later, a dressmaker ...1694 obs. exc. Hist.
• MANTY-MAKER a dressmaker ...1787 Sc.
• MY LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• NEEDLE-DODGER a dressmaker ...Bk1902 sl.
• TIRE-WOMAN † a woman employed in the making or sale of women's clothing; a dressmaker, costumer ...c1626
DRESSMAKING - nouns
• MANTY-MAKING dressmaking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARY ANN a dressmaker's dummy ...a1890 sl.
• RAG-TRADE tailoring; dressmaking; the dry goods trade in general ...c1880 sl.
DRIBBLE - verbs
• BABA to dribble ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DILDER to dribble, to ooze, to trickle, to glide ...Bk1900 Sc.
DRIED - adjectives
• ADUST scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTED † scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTIBLE † capable of being burnt, or dried with fire ...1611
• BEAZY dried up, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAZLED half-dried ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PARCHY †* dried up, parched ...1746
• REESTED dried by smoke ...1785 Sc.
• SCARPED dried up; parched, as the skin in fever ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCOURY having a dried, parched appearance; wasted ...1802 Sc.
DRIFT - verbs
• WIFT † orig., to go astray; later, to drift to and fro, to drift along ...M16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DRIFTER - nouns, person
• AIREDALE a drifter; a tramp ...1960s US sl.
DRIFTWOOD - nouns
• BEACHWOOD driftwood ...1965 Amer. dial.
DRILL - verbs
• DIRL to pierce, to drill; to tingle, to thrill; to cause to vibrate by a blow, or thrill with the sensation of pain or pleasure; to scold ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DRILL SERGEANT - see services
DRAIN - nouns
• LADE a ditch, a drain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SINK a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499 now rare
• SINKER † a cesspool, or drain ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VAEDIK a small stream or runnel of water or other liquid; a ditch, drain or open sewer ...a1838 Sc.
• VALLEY any small channel or hollow as a drain or gutter in a roof ...1787 Eng. dial.
• VENNEL an open drain or gutter; a sewer ...1641 N. Eng. dial.
DRAIN - verbs
• SUCK OUT † to drain ...1687
• VAULT † a covered conduit for carrying away water or filth; a drain or sewer ...c1400
DRAIN - phrases
• PULL THE MONKEY to pull a rubber disc through a cess drain in order to clean the drain...1970 UK sl.
DRAMA - nouns
• BANE † a prelude of a play ...c1440
• BANNS † proclamation or prologue of a play ...1440
DRAMA - nouns, person
• FACTIST † a poet or play-maker ...1775
DRAMA - verbs
• CATASTROPHIZE † to end a comedy or the like ...1623
DRAMATIC - adjectives
• TABASCO excited, dramatic, spirited ...1920s sl.
DRAMATIC - nouns
• GUT-BUSTER something powerful and dramatic ...1930s sl.
WROUGHT a situation in which something dramatic happens ...1980s sl.
DRAPER - nouns, person
• RAG-MERCHANT a dealer in rags; also, in contempt, a banker of draper ...1690
• RAG-RIVER a slang word for a draper ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH CUDDY a peddler; a travelling draper ...1901 Sc.
• SCOTCH DRAPER a peddler; a travelling draper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCHMAN a peddler; a travelling draper ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TALLY-FELLOW a travelling draper, esp. one who gives secret credit and takes payment in small installments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLY-MAN a travelling draper, esp. one who gives secret credit and takes payment in small installments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DRASTIC - adjectives
• MAD sufficiently aroused to do something drastic ...M19 US & W. Indies sl.
DRAUGHT - nouns
• GALDERIE an open, draughty space ...1908 Sc.
DRAUGHTS - nouns
• DAM each of the pieces in the game of draughts or checkers ...1580 obs., chiefly Sc. usage
• DAM-BOARD a draught-board ...1779 Sc.
• DAM-BROD the board used in the game of draughts; draughts ...1779 Sc.
• DAMS † the game of draughts ...1580 obs. exc. Sc.
• TABLE † the 'board' on which chess, draughts, backgammon, or any similar game is played ...c1470 obs.
DRAW, DRAWING - nouns
• ICONOGRAPH a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ...1884
• ICONOGRAPHY † 1. a pictorial representation, delineation; a drawing or plan ...1628
2. the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work inwhich this is done ...1678
DRAW, DRAWING - nouns, person
• ICONOGRAPH one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1804
• ICONOGRAPHER one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1888
• ICONOGRAPHIST † one skilled in iconography ...1850
DRAW - verbs
• FAINT-DRAW to draw or delineate lightly ...1728
• SCART to write, esp. to write indistinctly; to make any kind of mark on paper; to draw; to sculpture ...1814 Sc.
• TAKE to sketch; to draw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE OFF to take a likeness; to draw, to photograph ...1895 Eng. dial.
DRAW (pull) - verbs
• TIGHT † to draw, to pull ...a1000
DRAWBACK - nouns
• HOOKER a trick or concealed drawback; a catch ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TAKE-OFF a thing that detracts from something; a drawback ...1826
DRAWER - nouns
• CASE OF DRAWERS † a chest of drawers ...1686
• PAIR OF DRAWERS a chest of drawers ...1867 Eng. dial.
DRAWING - nouns
• BABBY-LAKIN playing with pictures; drawing for amusement ...1883 Eng. dial.
DRAWL - nouns
• DRITE a drawl, a slow mode of speaking ...18C Eng. dial.
DRAWL - verbs
• BOOL to weep in childish fashion; to drawl in singing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DRITE to drawl, to speak monotonously or indistinctly ...1788 Eng. dial.
• MARDLE to drawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly ...1876 Eng. dial.
DRAWLING - adjectives
• GAVELLOUS drawling in speech; mumbling, lisping, indistinct ...1903 Sc.
DREAD - adjectives
• ADRAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• ADREAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• TIMOROUS † causing fear or dread; dreadful, terrible ...1455
DREAD - nouns
• AWFUCK DISEASE the sense of dread that you feel the morning after doing something that you, upon reflection, wished you had not done ...2001 US sl.
• BACK-FEAR an object of terror behind one, an intuitive dread of something sinister in the rear ...1894 Sc.
• BLUE FUNK extreme nervousness; tremulous dread ...1861 sl.
• BOODIE-BO a bugbear; an object of dread ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EIR † fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• ERE † fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• GASTNESS † terrified condition or appearance; terror, dread ...c1374
• SAMUELS a sensation of dread or unease ...1980s UK rhyming sl. for 'the creeps' (Samuel Pepys)
• TERRICULAMENT † a source or object of dread or terror, especially of needless dread; a bugbear ...1548
• UG † fear, dread ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UGGING dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGLINESS † horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
DREAD - verbs
• ADOUBT †* to fear, to dread ...c1400
• ADRAD † to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
• ADREAD † to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
• BEDOUBT † to dread ...1470
• DARE † to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
• HIDOUS †* to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
• UG † 1. to inspire or affect dread, loathing, or disgust ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to feel dread or apprehension, disgust, or loathing ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DREADED - adjectives
• ADOUBTED † dreaded; formidable ...c1314
• BEDREAD †* dreaded ...c1485
• YDRED † dreaded ...1340
DREADFUL - adjectives
• AVERAGE mediocre; not the best, just plain dreadful ...1981 Aust. sl.
• CAREFUL † causing trouble or fear; dreadful ...c1340-70
• DERF † painful, grievous; terrible, dreadful, cruel ...a1225
• DOUTOUS † fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible ...a1300
• ELDRICK unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRITCH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1508 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EFFRAYABLE †* capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful ...1689
• FORMIDOLOUS † to be feared, fearful, dreadful, terrible ...1656
• GHASTFUL dreadful, terrible ...LME arch.
• HAYNESS horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HELLACIOUS dreadful, terrible ...1976 US sl.
• LARVAL † belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin; ghastly, dreadful ...1656
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• SPEWSOME dreadful, awful ...1996 Aust. sl.
• TIMOROUS † dreadful, terrible ...1455
• TIMORSOME * inspiring fear, fearful, dreadful ...1894
• VENGEABLE † characterized by or arising from vengeance or revenge; cruel, dreadful ...c1430
• YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
DREADFUL - nouns
• TERRILOQUY the speaking of terrible or dreadful things
DREAM - adjectives
• DRETCHED † oppressed, troubled; vexed or disturbed by dreams ...16C
• ONEIRIC * belonging to dreams ...1859
• ONEIROCRITIC * pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1775
• ONEIROCRITICAL pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1588
• ONIROCRITICAL pert. to, practising, or expert in the interpretation of dreams ...1588
• OUT TO THE WIDE unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming ...20C sl., orig. US
• SOMNIATORY †* pertaining to dreams or dreaming ...a1693
DREAM - adverbs
• ONEIROCRITICALLY in relation to the interpretation of dreams ...1816
DREAM - nouns
• CARAWIMPLE † a mere fiction; a dream ...1672
• NAUGHTY-DREAM a lascivious dream ...1673 sl.
• ONEIROCRISY † the art of interpreting dreams ...1653
• ONEIROCRITICISM the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• ONEIROCRITICS the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• ONEIROLOGY the science or subject of dreams, or of their interpretation ...1818
• ONEIROSCOPY examination or interpretation of dreams ...1727
• ONIROCRITICISM the art of interpreting dreams ...1614
• RANNERS wild, indistinct dreams ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• SUMMER-DREAM a pleasant or happy dream ...1820
DREAM - nouns, person
• ONEIROCRIT † a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1693
• ONEIROCRITE † a judge or interpreter of dreams ...
• ONEIROCRITIC a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1652
• ONEIROLOGIST one versed in the subject of dreams ...1834
• ONEIROPOLIST † an interpreter of dreams ...1652
• ONEIROPOMPIST † a sender of dreams ...1652
• ONEIROSCOPIST one versed in the interpretation of dreams ...1727
• ONIROCRIT * a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1693
• ONIROCRITIC a judge or interpreter of dreams ...a1652
• ONIROPOLIST. an interpreter of dreams ...a1693
DREAM - verbs
• BE ADREAMED † to be visited by a dream, to dream ...1556
• CAST † to interpret a dream ...1382
• CONSOMNIATE † to dream ...1623
• FALL AFTER † of a dream: to come true ...c1400
• OOR to doze, to be half-asleep, to dream, to muse ...1908 Sc.
DREAMER, DREAMY - nouns, person
• FANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• JOHN-A-DREAMS a dreamy or idle fellow
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-AIR a dreamy fellow ...colloq.
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-THE-AIR a dreamy fellow ...colloq.
• MONONEIRIST a person who has never dreamed but once ...1762-71
• PHANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• PRUNE an eccentric; a dreamer ... c1900 Amer. sl.
DREAMING, DREAMY - adjectives
• ADREAMED dreaming, dozing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAD TO THE WIDE WORLD unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming ...20C sl., orig. US
• DEAD TO THE WORLD unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming; inattentive, absent-minded ...20C sl., orig. US
• FAR BEN of the eyes, look: dreamy, abstracted, distant ...1918 Sc.
• FOG-BOUND dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY dreamy or listless ...colloq.
• IN THE CLOUDS dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONEY absent-minded; dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY absent-minded; dreamy; listless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIPE-DREAMY dreamy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TIT IN A TRANCE dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A BLATHER O' LARD dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A SIDE OF BEEF dreamy, abstracted ...20C UK sl.
DREAMING - adverbs
• A-DREAM dreaming ...1854
DREAMLAND - nouns
• LA-DI-DA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland ...1987 US sl.
• LA-LA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland; a fantasy world ...1985 US sl.
DREAMY - verbs
• MEASEN to be in a dreamy state; to act slothfully; to mope, to fret ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE to be in a dreamy, stupid, abstracted state ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DREARILY - adverbs
• EERIELY dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
• ELENGELY † drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily ...1377
DREARINESS - nouns
• ELENGENESSE † loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom ...c1320
DREARY - adjectives
• DARNFUL gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DAWLSOME dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECEMBERLY † resembling December in dreariness and darkness ...1765
• DERN dark, dreary, dismal, lonely, solitary ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOLLY dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 obs.
• DOWIE dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ELENGE † remote, lonely, solitary; dreary, miserable ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELLINGE solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELANGE solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NOWHERE said of something insignificant or dreary ...1940 sl.
• PO-JO drab; dreary; poverty-stricken ...1950 Amer. dial.
• UNCOUTHY † dreary, causing fear ...1768 Sc.
• UNKED of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UNKID of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UNKY of a place: lonely, dreary, desolate; of a person: feeling lonely; dull, depressed, miserable; out of sorts ...1777 Eng. dial.
DREARY - nouns, person
• DREAR a dreary person ...1958 sl.
• DREARY n. a dreary person ...1925
• FACE-ACHE a dreary-looking person ...1937 sl.
DREGS - adjectives
• FECULENT of the nature of faeces or dregs; abounding with sediment or impurities; laden or polluted with filth; foul, fetid ...1471
DREGS - nouns
• ABJECTION † that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs ...1447
• DARSTS dregs, refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FECULENCE feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum; also, filth ...a1648
• GROUT sediment, dregs, lees ...1697
• HILDING the sediment of beer, lees, dregs: usually plural ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAGS † what remains in a vessel after the liquor is drawn off; dregs, lees ...1500s
• QUINKINS dregs or leavings of any kind; scum of a liquid; charred traces of food which have stuck to the saucepan; a fry-up after the killing of a pig; tidbits of any kind ...1825 Sc.
• RABBLEMENT refuse, dregs ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• SCRUFF scum, dregs ...1929 Amer. dial.
• SILTS † dregs, refuse, scum ...1635
• SUDS † dregs, leavings; hence, filth, muck ...1548
• TAILS the inferior, less valuable, or refuse part of anything; dregs, sediments ...1542
• TAP-LASH † the 'lashings' or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TILT † the liquor or sediment obtained by tilting a vessel; dregs, lees ...a1603
• TILTINGS † the dregs of the liquor in a cask, collected by tilting it ...1612
• ULLAGE the dregs in the bottom of wine glasses or casks ...L19 sl.
DRENCH - verbs
• BAIN † to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BESHED † to drench, moisten, wet with ...1382
• BLASH to drench, to soak ...Bk1911 Sc.
• RAMSCOOTER to drench with water from a squirt or syringe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAP to saturate; to drench; to moisten ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DRENCHED - adjectives
• SAP-WET drenched, wet through ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
DRENCHING - nouns
• BAFFIN a severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain ...1929 Sc.
• BASKING a drenching in a heavy shower ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
DRESS - article of clothing, see CLOTHES
DRESS - adjectives
• NEAT †* of dress: elegant, trim ...1634
• SLANGY of dress: loud, vulgar ...c1860 sl.
DRESS - nouns
• ABOULZIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ABULIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ADDRESS † array, attire, dress ...1592
• BRAVERIE fine clothes, showy dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAPARISON the dress and ornaments of men and women; equipment, outfit ...1598
• DISHY BILLY a state of undress or careless dress; 'deshabille' ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GARNITURE apparel, costume, dress ...1827
• HABILIMENT outfit, accoutrement, equipment, array, attire, dress (now only of personal attire) ...1470-85
• HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform ...1853 Amer. dial.
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• RIG dress; style; hence, an outfit; a set of clothes ...1843 sl.
• SCASH † an untidy or slovenly piece of dress; an untidy person, a sloven ...1895 Sc.
• TOGGERY official or vocational dress ...c1825
DRESS, DRESS OUT, DRESS UP, GET DRESSED - verbs
• ADIGHT † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• ADVERTISE to dress in a sexually provocative manner ...1950s gay sl.
• AFAITE † to fit out, to array, to dress ...1483
• BAWM to dress up, to adorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEDINK to dress out smartly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDIZEN to dress out, esp. in a vulgar or gaudy fashion ...1661
• BEDIZZEN to dress out, esp. in a vulgar or gaudy fashion ...1661
• BEGO † to dress; to clothe, to attire, to deck, to adorn ...a1225
• BOUN to dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANK to deck, to dress up ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCK UP to dress up ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• BUNG ON to put on a garment; to get dressed, usually in combination with an article of clothing, as 'bung on a jacket' ...20C sl.
• CAKE OUT to dress in a rakish manner ...1920s US sl.
• CLOBBER to dress oneself; frequently followed by 'up' ...L19 sl.
• DAILY EXPRESS to dress ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DALLACK to dress smartly and gaudily ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAP DOWN to dress nicely ...1980 US sl.
• DAWK OUT to over-dress; to dress smartly but untidily and slovenly ...1890 Eng. dial.
• DAWKS to over-dress; to dress up ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DEEN to dress ...1867 Ireland
• DICKEY UP to dress up in fine clothes; to make pretty or fancy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIGHT to dress, to clothe; to adorn, to deck oneself ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIKE to dress up in one's best clothes; to dress elaborately or ostentatiously ...1851 Amer. dial.
• DILL to dress fine, to adorn ...1730 Eng. dial.
• DINK to adorn, to deck, to dress out ...1808 Sc.
• DOZZLE to overdress, to deck oneself out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• DRESS TO DEATH to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DRESS TO KILL to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DUDE UP to dress up ...1899 US sl.
• FAKE to dress the hair; to make up the face or dress up ...1797 sl.
• FAKE UP to dress the hair; to make up or dress up ...1885 sl.
• GARNISH † to dress, to clothe, esp. in an elegant fashion ...1529
• GEAR † to adorn; to array; to dress ...c1250
• GEAR DOWN to dress up ...1965 Barbados sl.
• GIMP UP to dress oneself up smartly ...c1910 army sl.
• GUSSY UP to dress in one's best clothes; to adorn oneself ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HABILITATE * to clothe, to dress ...1885
• HABILLE † to fit out; to accoutre, to array, to attire, esp. for war; to apparel, dress ...a1450
• HABIT to dress, to clothe, to attire ...1588
• HACKLE to dress; to put on one's best clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAP to clothe, to dress ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARLEQUINIZE to dress or do up in fantastical colouring ...1876
• HARNESS † to dress, to clothe, to apparel, to array ...c1400 obs. or arch.
• LAIR to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• LAIR UP to dress flashily; to dress up ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LALLOP of a dress, etc.: to trail, to drag or flap on the ground ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LARE to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• MAB † to dress carelessly or negligently; to be slatternly or slovenly ...1691 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MABBLE † to dress slovenly ...B1900
• MAB UP to dress carelessly ...L17 colloq.
• MEE-MAW to dress up, to wear a great many gewgaws ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSE to tidy, to make clean and neat; to clear up; also, to dress or smarten oneself up ...1859 Eng. dial.
• NEW FANGLE † to dress up anew ...1641
• PANSY UP to dress or adorn affectedly or effeminately ...1946 sl.
• PATCH UP to dress fashionably; to apply make-up ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• POON UP to dress oneself in stylish or flashy clothes ...1943 Aust. sl.
• PRINK to dress in a finical manner ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PRUNK to make oneself smart and neat; to dress neatly; generally used with 'up' ...B1900 Sc.
• PUT ON to get dressed ...20C Ulster sl.
• PUT ON THE AGONY to dress according to the latest fashion; to overdress ...1906 Amer. dial.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner ...US & Can. colloq.
• QUAINTISE † to beautify, to adorn, to dress finely ...1390
• QUEAN UP to dress carefully, although not necessarily effeminately ...1930s Aust. sl.
• QUEEN UP to dress carefully, although not necessarily effeminately ...1930s Aust. sl.
• RAG to dress (fashionably) ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAG OUT to dress up; to dress, to provide clothing to ...1865 Amer. sl.
• RAG UP to dress oneself up ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• RANK OUT to get ready; to dress ...1841 Sc.
• RAPPLE to put on clothes in haste; to wrap clothes round ...1827 Sc.
• RAY to deck out, to dress ...1750 Eng. dial.
• REEK to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
• SCRUB UP WELL of a man: to look presentable despite being in the aftermath of a drunken night out; of a woman: to show good dress sense ...1980s Aust. sl.
• SHARP to dress up, to dress smartly ...M20 US colloq.
• SPIV UP to dress oneself in stylish or flashy clothes ...1959 Brit. sl.
• SUIT to provide with a suit of clothes; to clothe, to attire, to dress ...1577 arch.
• TAIT OFF to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAIT UP to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A FASHION RISK to dress in an unfashionable or outlandish manner ...1980s US college sl.
• TARDLE to dress gaily ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TEAGLE to arrange, to dress, to put on one's clothing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TIFF † to attire, to dress, to deck out, to tittivate one's person, hair, etc. ...a1225
• TIFFLE † to dress up, to adorn, to deck or trick out (in a trifling or time-wasting way) ...1388
• TIFT † to prepare, to make ready, to put in order; to dress ...1300s obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIRE † to attire, to clothe duly, to dress, to adorn ...c1350
• TOFF UP to dress up like a toff ...1914 Brit. sl.
• TOG to clothe, to dress ...1793
• TOGGLE to dress oneself up ...1919 Amer. dial.
• TOGGLE OUT to dress oneself up ...1919 Amer. dial.
• TOG OUT to dress in smart clothes ...1793 sl.
• TOG UP to dress, to deck out; to dress oneself up ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TOILET to wash and attire oneself; to dress, to attire ...1840
• TRIGGER OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TRIGGER UP to dress up, to adorn ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TRIG OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1822 Amer. dial.
• TRIG UP to dress up, to adorn ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TUTTLE to arrange the dress; to adorn; to titivate ...1899 Eng. dial.
DRESSED, DRESSING, DRESSY - adjectives
• ACCOUTRED attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ADDRESSED arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed ...1393 arch.
• ALL DOLLED UP LIKE A BARBER'S CAT dressed in the height of fashion ...M19 Can. sl.
• ALL FUSS AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ALL LAIRED UP flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ALL QUEANED UP carefully (not necessarily effeminately) dressed ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• ALL SILK AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALL STANDING fully clothed ...1840 Amer. dial.
• ALL STARCH AND FEATHERS of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BANG-UP well-dressed, quite up to the mark ...1834 Eng. dial.
• BEDIZENED dressed up with vulgar finery ...1707
• BEFANGLED smartly dressed or decorated ...19C Eng. dial.
• BEHOUNCED tricked up, smartened, finely dressed ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BIBBED dressed up, decked out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BIBBED UP dressed up, decked out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BINKIE gaudy, trimly-dressed, smart ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BRANKIE finely dressed, gaudy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAW fine, gaily dressed; handsome ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUGGED UP † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BUGGED UP TO KILL † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CABBA-CABBA rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CADDY stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CANDIDATE †* clothed in white ...1616 poetic
• CATTY stylish; well-dressed ...1918 Amer. dial.
• CLOBBERED dressed up ...L19 sl.
• DALLACKING dressing smartly and gaudily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAP dapper; well-dressed; stylish, fashionable ...1956 US Black
• DAPPED DOWN dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A T very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A TEE dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPT physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant ...1967 US Black sl.
• DAP TO A T very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAP TO A TEE very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DASHY-LOOKING well-dressed, smart ...1886 Sc.
• DAUBED fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAUBY fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKY adj. over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECENT dressed; clothed appropriately for the occasion
• DECKED well-dressed ...1960s US Black sl.
• DENK neat, nice, finely dressed ...1721 Sc.
• DICKEY-DOOED UP dressed up in one's good clothes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DICKIED UP dressed up in one's good clothes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIKED OUT dressed up ...1851 Amer. dial.
• DIKED OUT LIKE MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE dressed in one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIKED UP dressed up ...1901 Amer. dial.
• DINK neat, nice, finely dressed, trim, spruce ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DINKIT decked out, dressed ...1813 Sc.
• DOCKED dressed up ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DOLLED UP dressed in one's smartest or most impressive clothes ...1906 sl.
• DOLLED UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• DONE UP dressed in unusual or particularly stylish clothing ...1882 sl.
• DONE UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DOWDY shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
• DRESSED LIKE ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE said of a woman who puts on her good clothes and tries to look her best ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED TO A QUEEN'S TASTE dressed in one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DRESSED UP TO THE NINES dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1859 sl.
• DUDE well-dressed ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• DUDED UP dressed in one's smartest or most impressive clothes ...1899 sl., orig. US
• DUGGY dressed in style ...1993 US sl.
• DUKED OUT dressed up ...1938 US sl.
• FAKED UP dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKISH dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL gaudily-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALED OUT dressed out, decked out with finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANDANGEE overdressed or otherwise assuming an air of superiority ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• FANTOOSH overdressed, over-ornamented; flashy, showy; ultra-fashionable ...1920 Sc.
• FANTOOSHED flashily dressed ...1930 Sc.
• FARPUTST dressed up ...1969 Amer. Yiddish
• FEAT † of dress, etc.: becoming, well fitting, neat, elegant; hence of the wearer: neatly attired ...c1430 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FEATHERED OUT dressed up ...1968 Amer. cowboys' usage
• FINE AS SALLIT, AS finely dressed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. (sallit = salad)
• GAINLY-LOOKING comely, good-looking; neatly dressed; said chiefly of females ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLANT gorgeous or showy in appearance; finely-dressed, smart ...c1420 arch.
• GASH well-dressed and dignified ...1785 Sc.
• GAUCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUSIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAY * finely or showily dressed ...c1381
• GEARED UP dressed up; also used of motorcyclists in full protective wear ...1979 UK sl.
• GHETTO FABULOUS pert. to or favouring an ostentatious style of dress associated with the hip-hop subculture
• GOT UP dressed in unusual clothing ...1858 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• GRANDIED UP dressed sloppily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GUSSIED-UP smartly dressed ...Aust. sl.
• HABILATORY* pertaining to clothing or garments; having reference to dressing; wearing clothes ...1827
• HABILIMENTED equipped, arrayed, apparelled, dressed ...1607
• HABITED clothed, dressed ...1807
• HACKY dressed carelessly, or wearing clothes that never look right ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HOOKED UP attractive, well put together; hence, well-dressed or intelligent ...1933 Amer. sl.
• HORSED UP of a woman: showy, overdressed, over made-up ...1950s US sl.
• ILL-HAPPIT ill-clothed ...1896 Sc.
• IN HER HAIR in full dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PUT-ON of a person: badly or carelessly dressed ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IN DRESS dressed in one's best clothes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KIDDY well-dressed, fashionable, flashy ...L18 sl.
• KIDDYISH stylish, showily dressed; up-to-date ...E19 sl.
• LACED dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
• LACED BY THE NECK dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
• LAID well-dressed ...1978 US Black sl.
• LAID OUT well-dressed ...1989 US Black sl.
• LAID TO THE BONE well-dressed ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAIRED UP flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LARY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LEARY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LEERY dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER dressed smartly or ostentatiously ...colloq.
• MACKED OUT orig. (of a man) flashily dressed; hence, stylish; attractive; flashy ...1933 Amer. sl.
• MACKED UP stylishly or flashily dressed ...1930s US sl.
• MOCKERED UP dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1938 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOKKERED UP dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1938 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOMMOCKED-UP dressed up fantastically and absurdly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NABBY neat, trim, well-dressed; pretentious, dressed above one's station ...1879 Sc.
• NABITY neat, trim, well-dressed; pretentious, dressed above one's station ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NEAT † of persons: inclined to refinement or elegance; finely or elegantly dressed; trim or smart in apparel ...1546
• NUNTY dressed in a shabby or old-fashioned way, dowdy, unstylish: applied to female dress ...1838 Eng. dial.
• OLD †* in old clothes; shabby ...1596
• QUAINT † 1. of persons; beautiful or handsome in appearance; finely or fashionably dressed; elegant, foppish ...a1300
† 2. of dress: fine, fashionable, elegant ...?a1366
• QUEANED UP carefully (not necessarily effeminately) dressed ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• QUICK well-dressed and clever ...L19 UK society sl.
• RAGGED DOWN (HEAVY) exceptionally well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• RAGGED OUT exceptionally well-dressed ...1893 US sl.
• RAGGIN' dressed in fashionable and expensive clothing ...1987 US sl.
• RALPHED UP dressed in a smart casual style ...1997 UK sl.
• REEKIT well-dressed; furnished with an outfit ...1811 Sc.
• RIGGED dressed ...1594 sl.
• RUM-TOGGED dressed handsomely ...1811 sl.
• SAALI attractive, well-dressed ...1940s W. Indies
• SAGA fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SAGGER fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SHARPED UP elegantly dressed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SILKED dressed in the height of fashion ...1940s US Black sl.
• SILKED TO THE BONE dressed in the height of fashion ...1940s US Black sl.
• SMART AS A NEW PIN very smartly dressed ...1893 UK
• SNORKY well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date
• SPANKY showy, smart, dashing, well-dressed ...1789 Sc.
• SPINORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPORTING well-dressed, looking good ...1980s US Black/campus
• SPORTY smart in dress, behaviour, etc. ...1885 colloq.
• SPRAUNCY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• SPRAUNTSY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• SPRONCY smartly or showily dressed ...1957 Brit. sl.
• STILL IN ONE'S GOWN-TAIL not fully dressed yet ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TABBED well-dressed ...1970s US Black sl.
• TABBED TO THE BONE dressed in one's very best, most fashionable clothes ...1970s US Black sl.
• TACKED DOWN well-dressed ...1960s US Black sl.
• TAFFEREL ill-dressed ...1822 Sc.
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TAGSY untidily dressed, unkempt ...1972 Sc.
• TATSHIE † dressed in a slovenly manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWDERED UP dressed in vulgar finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDHERLY dressed in bad taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
• TIGHT neat in appearance; neatly and carefully dressed; trim, tidy, smart; of a neat compact build, well-made, shapely ...1697 arch. or Eng. dial.
• TITRIVATED OUT dressed up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED DOWN dressed up ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED OUT dressed up ...1878 Amer. dial.
• TOGGED UP dressed up ...1960 Amer. dial.
• UNMENSEFUL unbecoming, ill-dressed, shabby, untidy ...Bk1905 N. Eng. dial.
• VINED dressed stylishly ....1970 Amer. Black usage
• VINED TO THE GILLS dressed stylishly ....1970 Amer. Black usage
• WELL PUT-ON well-dressed ...1920s Sc. & Ulster
• WELL-TOILETED well-dressed ...1875
• YDIGHT † prepared, furnished, dressed ...1297
• ZOOTY flashily dressed ...1940s US sl.
DRESSED - nouns
• PARAFFINELLY a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
• PARAPHERNALLY a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
DRESSED, DRESSED UP - nouns, person
• ACE a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress ...Amer. Black sl.
• ALLIGATOR an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male ...Amer. Black sl.
• AMY FLORENCE a loosely, untidily and tawdrily dressed female ..1760 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASTORBILT a person who overdresses ...1969 Amer. jocular
• ASTOR'S PET COW an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET HORSE an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET PONY an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1950 Amer. dial.
• BAITED FOR WIDOW spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
• BARBER'S BLOCK one who spends much time in barbers' shops; a showy, overdressed man; a fop ...L19 sl.
• BASIL-HAMPERS a female whose attire falls awkwardly round her feet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAT CAVER a person dressed in black ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BEAGLE a oddly or grotesque dressed figure; a scarecrow ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BESSY-BAB(S) a fantastically dressed female; a slovenly, but gaily-attired woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• BIT OF STUFF, A an overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities ...1874 sl.
• BOAKIE an oddly-dressed person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB the best-dressed or best-looking lad or lass in a company ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCKSTICK a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
• BURERK a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
• BURICK a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
• BUTTERFLY an overdressed, flashy person ...20C US sl.
• CANDY-BOY a stylishly dressed person ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY-COCK a stylishly dressed person ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY-KID a stylishly dressed person ...1913 US sl.
• CAPTAIN QUEERNABS a shabby, ill-dressed fellow ...Bk1890 sl.
• CLIPPIE a person wearing too neatly cut clothes ...19C Sc.
• DADGIL a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
• DAG an unfashionable dresser ...1990s Aust. & NZ sl.
• DALLACKS a dirty, slovenly person; a smart, overdressed person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLION † a person whose clothes are too large for his body; also, one who has a foolish gait in walking ...1824 Sc.
• DANDY-BOY a well-dressed young man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DAP DADDY a handsomely dressed male ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPER † a person who is spruce in dress or appearance ...1709
• DAPPER DAN a flashily dressed man; a lady's man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention ...1967 Amer. sl.
• DASHER a showily dressed person; someone of extraordinary appearance, as a remarkably stout person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DATCHEL a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
• DOCKSY an overdressed woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOOGIE DADDY a well-dressed man ...1950s US Black sl.
• DOWDY a woman who is shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
• DOZZLE an oddly-dressed, tawdry woman; a slattern ...1855 Eng. dial.
• FADE a badly dressed person ...1990s US campus sl.
• FALLAL a gaudily-dressed woman; a term of contempt for a woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANCY DAN a flashily-dressed man; a dandy ...1930s sl., orig. US Sl Green 2005
• FANCY PANTS a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man; a dandy, a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• FANTASTIC † one given to fine or showy dress; a fop ...a1613
• FANTOOSH an overdressed person ...1930 Sc.
• FINNICKS one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLAMFOO a gaudily-dressed woman whose chief pleasure consists in dress ...19C Sc.
• FLANTUM-FLATHERUM PIEBALD DILL a woman fantastically dressed in a variety of colours ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FLASH HARRY an ostentatious, loudly dressed, and typically bad-mannered man ...1960 Brit. sl.
• GAIVE a person oddly or fantastically dressed ...c1930 Sc.
• GUY a grotesque-looking, ill-dressed, ugly, or ridiculous person, esp. an old man ...1823 Amer. sl.
• HANIEL SLYP an uncouthly-dressed person; an ugly fellow ...1742 Sc.
• HARD CAT a well-dressed, popular male ...1959 US sl.
• HEAVY SWELL a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion ...1830
• JAY a person absurdly dressed; a 'sight' ...1898
• JAZZBO a fancily-dressed, sharp person ...1960 Amer. sl.
• KNUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• LACED MUTTON a woman dressed to appear younger than her years ...E19 sl.
• LACY-PANTS a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person ...1940 US sl.
• LAIR a show-off, one who dresses flashily ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LARE a show-off, one who dresses flashily ...1920s Aust. sl.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MALKIN a slattern, an untidy person; a showily or eccentrically dressed person; a term of abuse or contempt for anyone ...1873 Sc.
• MAMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MASTER a respectable, well-dressed man; a gentleman; any individual ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN a slattern, an untidy person; a showily or eccentrically dressed person; a term of abuse or contempt for anyone ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MEG an ugly or ill-dressed person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISS ASTOR. a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MISS LIZZIE TISH a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
• MOG a dowdily-dressed person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOGGY an untidy, badly-dressed woman; a slattern ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MONKEYBACK a man who dresses in formal dinner clothes ...1928 US Black sl.
• MRS. ASTOR a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MRS. ASTOR'S BILLY GOAT an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S COW an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET COW an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET HORSE an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an over-made-up or overdressed person ...1920s US sl.
• MUMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MUTTON DRESSED LAMB-FASHION applied to an old woman dressed in youthful style ...1810
• NABITY a well-dressed, trim person ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• OLD EWE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION, AN an elderly woman dressed in a juvenile style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMER a shabbily-dressed person, one who goes about looking like a tramp, either through poverty or slovenliness ...1808 Sc.
• PARAKEET one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARAQUITO one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARISH RIG a badly-rigged ship; hence, an ill-dressed man ...L19 sl., orig. nautical
• PARKER a well-dressed man; a dandy ...M19 sl.
• PARRICH a person of small stature, very neatly and finely dressed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUAINTRELLE †* a finely-dressed woman ...c1430
• QUEER CULL a poor, ill-dressed person ...L17 sl.
• RAG BAG a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern; an untidy or shabbily dressed person ...1888 UK sl.
• RAG DOLL a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern ...c1862 sl.
• REGULAR CROW a person dismally garbed ...Bk1903 colloq.
• SALLY HATCH an overdressed woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRIBE a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHABAROON † a mean-spirited person; a disreputable person; an ill-dressed, shabby fellow; a ragamuffin ...a1700 sl.
• SHREWD DUDE a well-dressed, alert boy or man ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SKID one who likes to go out at night; an ill-dressed, dirty, dishevelled person ...1990s sl.
• SNODDIE a neatly dressed person, generally a female ...B1900 Sc.
• SPRUSADO † a smartly-dressed person; a spruce fellow; a dandy ...1665
• SWELL a swell-dressed person; a person with a showy exterior ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWING DADDY an attractive, well-dressed man ...1970s US Black sl.
• TACKHEAD an overdressed or excessively stylish person ...20C US sl.
• TACKLE a showily or bizarrely dressed woman ...1980s Irish sl.
• TACKY an overdressed or excessively stylish person ...20C US sl.
• TATTER-CLOUT a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-RAGS a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-WALLETS a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEDDY BEAR a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1953 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'lair'
• TIGER † a vulgarly or obtrusively overdressed person ...1827 sl.
• TIGRESS † a vulgarly or obtrusively dressed woman ...1836
• TIPPY-BOB a smart, fashionably-dressed person, a fop ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TIZZIE LISH a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1995 Amer. dial.
• TOFF an upper-class, distinguished, or well-dressed person ...1851 Brit. sl.
• YARD DOG an ill-dressed, badly behaved person ...1930s US Black sl.
DRESSED - verbs
• BE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION to be dressed in a youthful style ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BE SET FORTH LIKE LAMB AND SALLIT to be gaily dressed ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
DRESSED - phrases
• LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK said of a person who dresses carelessly ...1968 Amer. dial.
DRESSINESS - nouns
• GAYNESS † gay appearance, brightness of colour, dressiness, display, pomp ...c1449
DRESSING - nouns
• TIFF †* manner of dressing, or arranging, get-up; the way in which the hair, wig, etc., is dressed ...1703
• TIFFURE †* a dressing up, adornment ...1303
• TOILET 1. the act or process of dressing ...1681
2. manner or style of dressing; dress, costume, 'get-up'; also, a dress or costume, a gown ...1821
• TOILET-CAP † a cap formerly worn by men of fashion while dressing ...1660
DRESSING ROOM - nouns
• TIRING-ROOM a dressing-room; the dressing-room of a theatre ...1623 arch.
• TIRE-ROOM a dressing-room ...1681
• TIRING-HOUSE a dressing-room; the room or place in which the actors dressed for the state ...1590 arch.
• TOILET a dressing-room; in the US, a dressing-room furnished with bathing facilities ...1819
• TOILET-ROOM a dressing-room ...1794
• WARDROBE † a room in which wearing apparel (sometimes armour) was kept; esp. a room adjoining the 'chamber' or sleeping apartment; hence, a dressing-room ...1387-8
DRESSMAKER - nouns, person
• LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• MANTEAU-MAKER † one who makes women's robes; a dressmaker ...1699
• MANTUA-MAKER † one who makes mantuas (gowns) ; later, a dressmaker ...1694 obs. exc. Hist.
• MANTY-MAKER a dressmaker ...1787 Sc.
• MY LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• NEEDLE-DODGER a dressmaker ...Bk1902 sl.
• TIRE-WOMAN † a woman employed in the making or sale of women's clothing; a dressmaker, costumer ...c1626
DRESSMAKING - nouns
• MANTY-MAKING dressmaking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARY ANN a dressmaker's dummy ...a1890 sl.
• RAG-TRADE tailoring; dressmaking; the dry goods trade in general ...c1880 sl.
DRIBBLE - verbs
• BABA to dribble ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DILDER to dribble, to ooze, to trickle, to glide ...Bk1900 Sc.
DRIED - adjectives
• ADUST scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTED † scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTIBLE † capable of being burnt, or dried with fire ...1611
• BEAZY dried up, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAZLED half-dried ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PARCHY †* dried up, parched ...1746
• REESTED dried by smoke ...1785 Sc.
• SCARPED dried up; parched, as the skin in fever ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCOURY having a dried, parched appearance; wasted ...1802 Sc.
DRIFT - verbs
• WIFT † orig., to go astray; later, to drift to and fro, to drift along ...M16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DRIFTER - nouns, person
• AIREDALE a drifter; a tramp ...1960s US sl.
DRIFTWOOD - nouns
• BEACHWOOD driftwood ...1965 Amer. dial.
DRILL - verbs
• DIRL to pierce, to drill; to tingle, to thrill; to cause to vibrate by a blow, or thrill with the sensation of pain or pleasure; to scold ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DRILL SERGEANT - see services