Alternative form of headdress

Alternative form of headdress

(India, historical) A native male valet in Madras during the British Raj, corresponding to the bearer of North India.

plural of dressing-boy

present participle of field dress

simple past tense and past participle of field dress

(historical) Practical, comfortable clothing proposed in the Victorian era as an alternative to the fashions of that time.

plural of Little Bo Peep dress

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

(US) A Friday on which office workers are allowed to dress more casually than usual.