dressing-down
[ dres-ing-doun ]
/ ˈdrɛs ɪŋˈdaʊn /
noun
a severe reprimand; scolding.
Origin of dressing-down
Words nearby dressing-down
dressing gown,
dressing room,
dressing sack,
dressing station,
dressing table,
dressing-down,
dressings,
dressler,
dressler beat,
dressmaker,
dressoir
Definition for dressing down (2 of 2)
Origin of dress
1275–1325; Middle English
dressen < Anglo-French
dresser, dresc(i)er, to arrange, prepare, Old French
drecier < Vulgar Latin
*dīrēctiāre, derivative of Latin
dīrēctus
direct; noun use of v. in sense “attire” from circa 1600
synonym study for dress
1.
Dress,
costume,
gown refer to garments for women.
Dress is the general term for a garment:
a black dress.
Costume is used of the style of dress appropriate to some occasion, purpose, period, or character, especially as used on the stage, at balls, at court, or the like, and may apply to men's garments as well:
an 18th-century costume.
Gown is usually applied to a dress more expensive and elegant than the ordinary, usually long, to be worn on a special occasion:
a wedding gown.
OTHER WORDS FROM dress
half-dressed, adjective out·dress, verb (used with object)British Dictionary definitions for dressing down (1 of 2)
dress
/ (drɛs) /
verb
noun
See also
dress down,
dress up
Word Origin for dress
C14: from Old French
drecier, ultimately from Latin
dīrigere to
direct
British Dictionary definitions for dressing down (2 of 2)
dressing-down
noun
informal
a severe scolding or thrashing
Medical definitions for dressing down
dress
[ drĕs ]
v.
To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to an area of the body such as a wound.