showy+dress

  • 21trick someone out/up — dress or decorate someone in an elaborate or showy way. → trick …

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  • 22cut a dash —  Dress or behave in a showy way …

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  • 23Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …

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  • 24jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… …

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  • 25dude — ☆ dude [do͞od, dyo͞od ] n. [< ?] 1. a man too much concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy; fop 2. [West Slang] a city fellow or tourist, esp. an Easterner who is vacationing on a ranch 3. Slang any man or boy vt. duded, duding Slang… …

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  • 26History of fashion design — The first fashion designer who was not merely a dressmaker was (Charles Frederick Worth) (1826–1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture fashion house in Paris, fashion creation and inspiration was handled by largely unknown… …

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  • 27Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the …

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  • 28grandiose — grandiosely, adv. grandioseness, grandiosity /gran dee os i tee/, n. /gran dee ohs /, adj. 1. affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words. 2. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme. 3. grand in an… …

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  • 29gaud´i|ness — gaud|y1 «G dee», adjective, gaud|i|er, gaud|i|est, noun, plural gaud|ies. –adj. 1. too bright and gay to be in good taste; cheap and showy: »gaudy jewelry. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy …

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  • 30gaud´i|ly — gaud|y1 «G dee», adjective, gaud|i|er, gaud|i|est, noun, plural gaud|ies. –adj. 1. too bright and gay to be in good taste; cheap and showy: »gaudy jewelry. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy …

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