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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rua, spokesman for the Tailored Men's Clothing Association, said the fashion industry responded so positively to the group's Dress Up Thursday concept that the retailers decided to promote it to the public and business community. The students dress up the first four days of the week and are allowed to be more casual on Fridays, or spirit days, when there are school games, Weyer said. In fact, we have a number of agricultural clients and others in oil refinery maintenance, so when we go out to see them, we don't dress up either. |
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