| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Showy and elaborate clothing or apparel: array, finery, frippery, regalia. See PUT ON. 2. Articles worn to cover the body: apparel, clothes, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. Informal : dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). Slang : thread (used in plural). See PUT ON. | | VERB: | 1. To dress in formal or special clothing: array, deck2 (out), dress up, prank2. Informal : trick out or (up). Slang : doll up. See ORDER, PLAIN, PUT ON. 2. To put clothes on: apparel, clothe, dress, garb, garment, invest. Informal : tog. See PUT ON.
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