showy+dress

  • 81Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre — The Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre, is a sword that was used primarily by British Light Dragoons and hussars, and Kings German Legion light cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. It was adopted by the Prussians (as the 1811 pattern or Blücher… …

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  • 82cheap — cheapish, adj. cheapishly, adv. cheaply, adv. cheapness, n. /cheep/, adj., cheaper, cheapest, adv., n. adj. 1. costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. 2. costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap …

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  • 83dressy — dressily, adv. dressiness, n. /dres ee/, adj., dressier, dressiest. 1. appropriate to somewhat formal occasions: an outfit that s a little too dressy for office wear. 2. showy in dress; stylish: a rather dressy reception. [1760 70; DRESS + Y1] *… …

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  • 84education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 85loud — loudly, adv. loudness, n. /lowd/, adj., louder, loudest, adv. adj. 1. (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers. 2. making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a… …

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  • 86modest — modestly, adv. /mod ist/, adj. 1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. 2. free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house. 3 …

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  • 87Plains Indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and …

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  • 88Dominican Carnival — This festival is characterized by its immense array of characters and colorful costumes Carnival in the Dominican Republic is celebrated during the whole month of February, although some towns celebrate it during March, Holy Week and August. It… …

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  • 89COSTUMES —    Over time, costuming in cinema Westerns has reflected changing perceptions about the myth of the West and about what a Western ought to be. In the earliest Westerns, production staff probably costumed all characters in what they perceived to… …

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  • 90regalia — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. emblems, decorations, insignia; finery. See indication. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Finery] Syn. best clothes, dress clothes, best bib and tucker*; see finery . 2. [A symbol of royalty] Syn. insignia,… …

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