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dresst

dresst is the obsolete form of dressed.

Meaning of dressed

Adjective

dressed (not comparable)

  1. Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared.
  2. Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing.
  3. Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word).
    Synonyms:
    clothed
  4. (in-compounds) Wearing a dress.
    • No longer would our profession’s stoical symbol of equality be the blindfolded, long-dressed lady holding scales. She would be replaced by a mini-skirted beautiful chick whose blindfold has been pushed up to be used as a head band.1972, The Colorado Lawyer, page 26

Questions about dresst

What is dresst the obsolete form of?
Dresst is the obsolete form of dressed.

Words near dresst in the dictionary

  1. dressmakery
  2. dressmakes
  3. dressmaking
  4. dressmakings
  5. dresspants
  6. dresst
  7. dresswear
  8. dressy
  9. drest
  10. dret
  11. dretch

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