Posted under Tags
BUR #56233 has been approved by @nonamethanks.
create alias dress_suit -> suit
alternative since dress jacket is aliased to suit jacket
Do you think "dress" only means the long piece of clothing? You aren't a serious person when you say "dress suit aren't dresses". Next you'll say dress shirt doesn't make sense because how can a shirt be a dress.
WRS said in forum #423503:
Do you think "dress" only means the long piece of clothing? You aren't a serious person when you say "dress suit aren't dresses". Next you'll say dress shirt doesn't make sense because how can a shirt be a dress.
if pant suit has pants, short suit had shorts and skirt suit has skirts, i would 100% expect dress suit to have dresses.
i am not wrong, the english language is
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dress
Verb
dress (third-person singular simple present dresses, present participle dressing, simple past dressed, past participle dressed or (obsolete) drest)
>1. (transitive)
>>1. (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]
>>>Synonyms: attire, don; see also Thesaurus:clothe
>>>Antonyms: strip, undress; see also Thesaurus:undress
>>>He was dressed in the latest fashions.
>>>My kids are old enough to dress themselves now.
>>>>1. (specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.Noun
dress (countable and uncountable, plural dresses)
>1. (countable)
>> [...]
>> 2. (archaic outside of India) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
>>> 3. (by extension, India) Any item of clothing, or an outfit.
>>>> He wore a bright orange dress to the office yesterday.
2. (uncountable)
>1. Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
>>military dress
>>He came to the party in formal dress.
The bulk update request #56232 (forum #423485) has been rejected by @nonamethanks.
The bulk update request #56233 (forum #423486) has been approved by @nonamethanks.
