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Meanings of dressed in English
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing.
Synonyms
Examples for "attired"
Examples for "attired"
1
She was arrayed in white; probably she was attired in her bed-clothes.
2
Thus attired, no one could doubt her importance, or her royal status.
3
The countess, attired in armour, rode through the streets haranguing the townspeople.
4
Nayland Smith leaned against the edge of the dressing-table, attired in pyjamas.
5
Gonzalo Pizarro, attired in black, walked as chief mourner in the procession.
1
Every idea came to her mind robed in its own especial hue.
2
As they rounded a corner, he saw several saffron-robed Buddhist priests ahead.
3
His little finger was pointing to the white-robed group in the picture.
4
The monk did mean to say that he robed himself in dust.
5
He was robed in an elegant Cossack cafetan embroidered on the seams.
1
They stalked in proudly, garbed in all the glory of savage splendours.
2
German sectaries and mystics fared on garbed in their simple peasant dress.
3
He was garbed in the uniform of a British lieutenant of cavalry.
4
Several of them were garbed in military uniforms and armed with swords.
5
Fully garbed in medieval academic splendor, Jonathan paused by the open door.
1
The lamp upon the table cast a faint light upon her black-appareled figure.
2
Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place.
3
Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts.
4
He was gorgeously appareled in silks, and decorations expressive of Khalsa religious or military associations.
5
She was richly appareled, and gazed at me with a haughty stare as I entered.
1
A child of garmented civilization, the garment was to her the form.
2
There are two figures presented before us, one dark robed and one bright garmented.
3
Their unbathed bodies were garmented in the meanest of clothes, dingy, dirty, ragged, and sparse.
4
One frequent presence is G.K. Chesterton, a joyous whirl of brush work, appropriately garmented and crowned.
5
All was garmented by vegetation, from tiny maiden-hair and gold-back ferns to mighty redwood and Douglas spruces.
1
The Last Dance: Is the Michael Jordan documentary a dressed-up puff piece?
2
However, CFOs now see investment as a dressed-up word for cost.
3
Among these and the others were dressed-up children with oiled hair.
4
He seemed to know all about these dressed-up, chattering female traitors.
5
I- Ireckonyou're the first- dressed-uplady Ieverdid git to know!
1
As usual, he was dressed to the nines and looked very divine.
2
They were dressed to the nines to attend church and community affairs.
3
There's Smiler about town as bold as brass, and dressed to the nines.
4
And everyone is dressed to the nines, my father said.
5
Halle, smart, efficient, dressed to the nines on the outside, insecure on the inside.
1
Mouth gagged, hands tied, but dressed to kill, opry coat and everything!
2
Harry was dressed to kill, as always, looking slick and polished.
3
You know, Ms. Deloche, you are surely dressed to kill.
4
I suppose they will all be dressed to kill.
5
He was a little cuss an' dressed to kill, with gloves on, an' all that.
1
The new Chief had dolled up in full uniform for this visit.
2
You see I am getting all dolled up for my Sammy Boy.
3
She shipped a while back, and just come home all dolled up.
4
Several of us have got all dolled up for the occasion.
5
Basically it was a sporty planet hopper dolled up to something it wasn't.
1
Combat has been spruced up for when you need to engage enemies.
2
All modernized and spruced up with a change of name-LakesideHoliday Homes.
3
It feels like a budget car spruced up to attract premium customers.
4
So James spruced up and duly presented himself at the study door.
5
They just seem like spruced up versions of what we already got.
1
One evening, as I sat pondering Jimmy Page, Jackson arrived, all spiffed up.
2
They're spiffed up with fancy saddles, braided harnesses, ornate spurs, and elaborate whips.
3
I spiffed up my makeup and put a few hot rollers in my hair.
4
The place had been spiffed up considerably since the last time he had been here.
5
Everybody else, including Unk, was all spiffed up.
1
Meet me about half-past seven, Walter, up in the room, all togged up.
2
It was Del Mar, all togged up and carrying a magazine in his hand.
3
Observe my lady in curl-papers and my lady togged up for a dinner party.
4
The next day they came to a party at the Settlement House togged up in their plunder.
5
On'y, if I was togged up regardless on a night like this I'd blue a cab fare.
Usage of dressed in English
1
The gentry dressed in one fashion; the working classes dressed in another.
2
Louis Armstrong's new tailor asked him if he dressed left or right.
3
There's that perfectly formed, immaculately dressed young group in the second row.
4
Democratic opposition groups dispatched staffers dressed as robots to Rubio's campaign events.
5
Al Qaeda members dressed as soldiers would have taken over several cities.
6
Sam Hoyle was among the police officers dressed in their number ones.
7
He was dressed beautifully in a red uniform, brimming with good health.
8
Father was dressed in his new Italian suit and looked extremely handsome.
9
I had no time to spare and was dressed within 15 minutes.
10
Smartly dressed in a grey suit, he's in droll good form tonight.
11
I often think I am the most badly dressed fashion expert going.
12
The Major was fully conscious, though not yet dressed to go outside.
13
Her family had never owned many material things, and she dressed simply.
14
He quickly got dressed and made his way to the reception area.
15
The man dressed in scarlet turned round and said in an undertone:
16
Rhoda dressed the question for him in the terror of contemptuous horror.
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