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dress: see costume costume, distinctive forms of clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments , coronation robes, academic gowns, armor , and theatrical dress. ..... Click the link for more information. . dressCovering, or clothing and accessories, for the human body. The term encompasses garments as shirts, togas, footwear, hats, and gloves; hairstyles, facial hair, and wigs; and cosmetics, jewelry, and other forms of body decoration. In cultures thoughout the world, perhaps the most obvious function of dress is to provide warmth and protection, but it can also serve religious or ritual purposes. Other basic functions of dress include identifying the wearer (by providing information about sex, age, occupation, or other characteristic) and making the wearer appear more attractive. In the West up through the modern era, dress has often functioned as a reflection of social and economic standing. See also fashion. |
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| The meaner sort of people here dress themselves very plain; they only wear drawers, and a thick garment of cotton, that covers the rest of their bodies: the people of quality, especially those that frequent the court, run into the contrary extreme, and ruin themselves with costly habits. Turning in my seat I saw a man in evening dress who had just entered the room. "My dear Percerin," said D'Artagnan, "you will make a dress for the baron. |
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