What does "undress" mean?
Undress: To divest of ornaments to disrobe.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.
- 3.A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.
- 4.(Mil. & Naval) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform. Undress parade (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms, and the ceremony being shortened.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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