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un⋅dressed

  [uhn-drest]
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–adjective
1. wearing few or no clothes.
2. wearing informal clothing or clothing not meant to be worn in public.
3. not dressed; not specially prepared: undressed poultry; an undressed salad.
4. (of leather) having a napped finish on the flesh side.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see un- 1 , dress, -ed 2
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un⋅dress

  [uhn-dres] verb, -dressed or -drest, -dress⋅ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
2. to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.).
3. to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose: to undress a pretense.
–verb (used without object)
4. to take off one's clothes.
–noun
5. dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress, as opposed to full dress.
6. dress of a style not designed to be worn in public; dishabille; negligee: She couldn't receive guests in such a state of undress.
7. the condition of being unclothed; nakedness.
–adjective
8. of or pertaining to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform.
9. characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like: an undress dinner party.
Origin:
1590–1600; un- 2 + dress
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un·dress   (ŭn-drěs')   
v.   un·dressed, un·dress·ing, un·dress·es

v.   tr.

  1. To remove the clothing of; disrobe.

  2. To remove the bandages from (a wound, for example).

v.   intr.
To take off one's clothing.
n.  

  1. Informal attire or uniform.

    1. Nakedness or partial nakedness.

    2. Partial but incomplete dress.

un·dressed   (ŭn-drěst')   
adj.  

    1. Naked.

    2. Partially but not fully dressed.

    3. Not finished or worked: undressed stone.

    4. Not specially treated or processed: undressed leather.

    5. Not prepared for cooking or eating. Used of certain meats.

    6. Lacking sauce or dressing. Used of a salad.

    1. Not finished or worked: undressed stone.

    2. Not specially treated or processed: undressed leather.

    3. Not prepared for cooking or eating. Used of certain meats.

    4. Lacking sauce or dressing. Used of a salad.

    1. Not prepared for cooking or eating. Used of certain meats.

    2. Lacking sauce or dressing. Used of a salad.

  4. Not treated or bandaged: an undressed wound.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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