Undress
[ʌn'dres]
Definition
(noun.) partial or complete nakedness; 'a state of undress'.
(verb.) get undressed; 'please don't undress in front of everybody!'; 'She strips in front of strangers every night for a living' .
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Definition
(v. t.) To divest of clothes; to strip.
(v. t.) To divest of ornaments to disrobe.
(v. t.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.
(n.) A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.
(n.) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Disrobe, strip, divest of clothes.
n. Dishabille, loose dress, ordinary dress, not full dress.
Typist: Ronald
Definition
v.t. to take off the dress or clothes: to strip: to take the dressing from a wound.—v.i. to take off one's clothes.—n. (also Un′dress) a loose dress: the plain dress worn by soldiers when off duty.—adj. pertaining to ordinary dress as opposed to uniform &c.—adj. Undressed′ not dressed.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are undressing, foretells, scandalous gossip will overshadow you. For a woman to dream that she sees the ruler of her country undressed, signifies sadness will overtake anticipated pleasures. She will suffer pain through the apprehension of evil to those dear to her. To see others undressed, is an omen of stolen pleasures, which will rebound with grief.
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Examples
- So he roused himself, and began to undress, when he recollected he had left his watch on the table downstairs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Your hands are frozen--you must undress and be made warm. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She sat slowly unlacing her shoes, and he too commenced to undress. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- My good old servant, knowing well how contradiction always irritated me, sent my housemaid to undress me, and hastened to obey my commands. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- No matter,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'I can undress myself just as well by the light of the fire. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- There he stood, in his belted Holland blouse, a light cap covering his head, which undress costume suited him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Now when the night came, he could not even persuade himself to undress. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Originally no doubt, and for untold centuries, the use was confined to the hairy, undressed, fresh, or dried skins, known as pelts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It does not, however, like the American bounty, extend to the importation of undressed flax. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The two gentlemen undressed leisurely on the bank, Maurice making fun of the Greek as he revelled in his favorite element. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Lily rose and undressed in haste. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Making the women stand apart, I undressed their mistress, without their well-meaning but clumsy aid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Long after Louisa had undressed and lain down, she watched and waited for her brother's coming home. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Sand stones have been moulded or pressed from the same ingredients, and with either smooth or undressed faces. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Young Jerry, who had only made a feint of undressing when he went to bed, was not long after his father. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I was undressing in my own room, when Mr. Micawber's letter tumbled on the floor. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He had passed back, on and among the trunks of trees again, and has passed on to the water-side and had begun undressing on the grass. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Rinaldi came in while I was undressing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He was nervous and excited; and hastily undressing himself and placing his light in the chimney, got into bed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- While we were talking she was undressing me, and when I was undressed, except for the bandages, she washed me, very gently and smoothly. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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