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I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.
Ginger Rogers

Meaning of "full-dress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FULL-DRESS

full-dress  [ˈfʊlˌdrɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FULL-DRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full-Dress is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FULL-DRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of full-dress in the English dictionary

The definition of full-dress in the dictionary is complete; exhaustive; thorough.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FULL-DRESS


address
əˈdrɛs
battledress
ˈbætəlˌdrɛs
cross-dress
ˌkrɒsˈdrɛs
dress
drɛs
headdress
ˈhɛdˌdrɛs
maladdress
ˌmæləˈdrɛs
minidress
ˈmɪnɪˌdrɛs
misaddress
ˌmɪsəˈdrɛs
nightdress
ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs
overdress
ˌəʊvəˈdrɛs
pantdress
ˈpæntˌdrɛs
re-dress
riːˈdrɛs
readdress
ˌriːəˈdrɛs
redress
rɪˈdrɛs
shirtdress
ˈʃɜːtˌdrɛs
slipdress
ˈslɪpˌdrɛs
sundress
ˈsʌnˌdrɛs
underdress
ˈʌndəˌdrɛs
undress
ʌnˈdrɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FULL-DRESS

full-blooded
full-bloodedness
full-blown
full-bodied
full-bottomed
full-court press
full-cream
full-cream milk
full-faced
full-fare
full-fashioned
full-featured
full-fledged
full-frontal
full-grown
full-length
full-mouthed
full-on
full-page
full-rigged

WORDS THAT END LIKE FULL-DRESS

A-line dress
actress
battle dress
cocktail dress
contact address
direct address
evening dress
fancy dress
formal dress
home address
IP address
mailing address
maxidress
party dress
pinafore dress
princess dress
State of the Union Address
sweater dress
top-dress
web address
wedding dress

Synonyms and antonyms of full-dress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «full-dress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FULL-DRESS

Find out the translation of full-dress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of full-dress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «full-dress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盛装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de gala
570 millions of speakers

English

full-dress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्ण पोशाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كامل اللباس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полный платье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

full- vestido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরো পোষাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pleine robe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakaian penuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本格的
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전체 드레스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Full-dress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầy đủ trang phục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழு உடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्ण-वेषभूषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tam takım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

full- dress
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

full- dress
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повний плаття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

full - rochie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλήρες φόρεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

full- rok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

full dress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

full kjole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of full-dress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FULL-DRESS»

The term «full-dress» is regularly used and occupies the 81.889 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FULL-DRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about full-dress

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QUOTES WITH «FULL-DRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word full-dress.
1
Ginger Rogers
I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FULL-DRESS»

Discover the use of full-dress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to full-dress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Full Dress Gray
From bestselling author Lucian Truscott comes the sequel to his classic Dress Gray -- a modern military epic that echoes the scandals that have made headlines for years -- and still do today.
Lucian K. Truscott, 1999
2
Full Dress Gray
Lucian K. Truscott IV. LUCIAN K TRUSCOTT IV FULL DRESS GRAY ALSO BY LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV Dress. Front Cover.
Lucian K. Truscott IV, 2012
3
Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out: The Last Full Dress ...
Through his meticulous and beautiful paintings, Lieutenant Colonel MacLeod has created a permanent record of the ceremony, grace and dignity of the last of the British Army's full dress, now only used in military tattoos and other ...
Olaf MacLeod, 1986
4
Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events: ...
Swiss peasant girl ; Mr. C. I., a sailor ; Captain Innes, R. N., full dress ; Miss, and Miss Harriet I., plain dresses ; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, full dress Mr. C. F. Jackson, Black Brunswick Hussar ; Mr. E.J.Jackson, Tyne Hussars; Miss Jamieson, full ...
John Sykes, 1833
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Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events, ...
Swiss peasant girl ; Mr. C. I., a sailor; Captain Innes, R.N., full dress ; Miss, and Miss Harriet I., plain dresses ; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, full dressMr. C. F. Jackson, Black Brunswick Hussar ; Mr. E. J. Jackson, Tyne Hussars ; Miss Jamieson, full ...
John Sykes, 1866
6
Local records
Swiss peasant girl ; Mr. C. I., a sailor ; Captain Innes, R. N., full dress ; Miss, and Miss Harriet I., plain dresses ; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, full dress Mr. C. F. Jackson, Black Brunswick Hussar; Mr. E. J. Jackson, Tyne Hussars ; Miss Jamieson, full ...
John Sykes, John Sykes (of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.), 1833
7
Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914
BOs had ceased to wear the Indian full dress, and as a 'Cavalry' regiment wore the scarlet tunic with the five rows of twisted gold cord across the chest. In February 19oo the regimental status was changed to Bengal Lancers and Lancer full ...
R. G. Harris, 1979
8
A National Calendar ...
...Full Dress. Coat. — Blue cloth with hroad lapels aud lining nf the same, nine huttons on the lappels, standing collar, tbree huttons helow each of the pockets, and tbree huttons on each of the cuffs ; two rows of gold lace not exceeding one ...
Peter Force, 1821
9
British Air Forces 1914-18 (1)
wearing swords in Full Dress, and as no photographs exist of it being worn it is impossible to say whether they did so or not. As Officers of even non-combatant corps, such as the Veterinary Corps and the Postal Corps, did wear swords, ...
Andrew Cormack, 2000
10
Dress Uniform: Full Dress, Mess Dress, British Army, Formal ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FULL-DRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term full-dress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Crippled Greece yields to overwhelming power as deal looms
... has to face an emergency meeting of Eurogroup ministers on Saturday, and probably a full-dress summit of the EU's 28 leaders on Sunday. «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
2
MoMA Announces Bruce Nauman Retrospective for 2018
Contemporary art giant Bruce Nauman will be honored with a full-dress retrospective, organized by New York's Museum of Modern Art and the ... «artnet News, Jul 15»
3
The BBC's 'Irish Troubles' review: embedded, embattled
The tenor of the times can best be gauged from the fact that in a full-dress debate in Westminster in 1980 not a single member of parliament ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
UP panchayat poll dress rehearsal for 2017 polls
Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh will serve as a full-dress rehearsal for the Assembly elections due in 2017. All major political parties in the ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
5
Way back when: Today in history
The former general, wearing his full-dress military uniform for the first time since his capture in 1989, read a statement to the court for nearly ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
6
It is only the children of the Great War who are alive to reveal the tale …
There is a photograph of her in a Highland officer's full-dress uniform.” At the outbreak of the Second World War, Evelyn Green, as she nowwas, ... «Southend Standard, Jul 15»
7
La Verne celebrates July 4th with Friends of the Fourth parade
Everyone stood up and cheered when Marine Carl Harstine of San Dimas rode by in full-dress uniform. “He's part of a magnificent generation,” ... «Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Jul 15»
8
Fort Myers 82-year-old dances despite struggles
“Couples were dancing, full-out, 90 miles an hour in full-dress.” She didn't give up on love after his death, but she certainly didn't go out looking. «The News-Press, Jul 15»
9
High court will hear Calif. union-dues case
Still "the majority could not, even after receiving full-dress briefing and argument, come up with reasons anywhere near sufficient to reverse the ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
Now, Jeanie Buss vs. Phil Jackson As Lakers, Knicks Face Off for …
Last spring Jeanie's Lakers tried to woo Phil's star, Carmelo Anthony, flying him to Los Angeles for a full-dress presentation with the obligatory ... «Forbes, Jun 15»

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