dress

/dˈɹes/DRES

/dˈɹɛs/DRES

Meaningstraight, direct

Common meaning: to clothe

Other meanings: a garment

dressstraight, directSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 179 · scan

Journey through time

Latindirectussource
Old Frenchdressersource
Middle Englishdressensource
Englishdress‘to clothe’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin directus ‘straight, direct’.

Roots

directus Latin “straight, direct”

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