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Dress

/dres/
A garment worn by women or girls, typically consisting of a skirt and a bodice sewn together.

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Examples:

She wears a red dress.Can you help me dress the doll?

Etymology:

etymology
The word dress comes from the Old French drecier meaning to arrange or prepare, and the Latin directus, meaning straight or arranged. Its use as a noun for clothes began in the 17th century.

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