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full-dress

[fool-dres]
–adjective
1. formal and complete in all details: a full-dress uniform.
2. done or presented completely or thoroughly.

Origin:
1755–65
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full-dress   (fŏŏl'drěs')
adj.  
  1. Of, appropriate for, or requiring full dress; formal: a full-dress uniform; a full-dress ceremony.

  2. Complete in every respect: a full-dress debate.

  3. Characterized by exhaustive thoroughness: a full-dress investigation of the scandal.

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