An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

(transitive) To fear greatly. / To anticipate with fear. / (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear. / (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. / Reverential or respectful fear; awe. / Somebody or something dreaded. / (obsolete) A person highly revered.

Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded. / (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine. / (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.

A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. / A dredging machine. / An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge. / To bring something to the surface with a dredge. / (Usually with up) to unearth.

(cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation. / (uncountable) A mixture of oats and barley.

(cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.