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Definition of To dress up

To dress up
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it. --Gen. ii. 15. When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense. --Ex. xxx. 7. Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed. --Dryden. Dressing their hair with the white sea flower. --Tennyson . If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form. --Carlyle. (b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish. (c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck. Dressed myself in such humility. -- Shak. Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return. --Shak. (d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal. To dress up or out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. ``You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius C[ae]sar.' --Addison. To dress a ship (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are added. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Syn: To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig; trim; deck; adorn; embellish.

Meaning of To dress up from wikipedia

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