mean+dress

  • 11Islamic dress controversy in Europe — Islamic dress, notably the variety of headdresses worn by Muslim women, has become a prominent symbol of the presence of Islam in western Europe. In several countries this adherence to hijab (an Arabic noun meaning to cover ) has led to political …

    Wikipedia

  • 12Red Dress (Malcolm in the Middle) — Infobox Television episode Title=Red Dress Series=Malcolm in the Middle Caption= Season=1 Episode=2 Airdate= January 16, 2000 Production=06 99 103 Writer=Arlene Sanford Director=Alan J. Higgins Episode list=List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes… …

    Wikipedia

  • 13get dressed vs dress up —   To get dressed is a phrasal verb. It means to put on clothes.   For example:   I get dressed after I ve had a shower.   To dress up is a phrasal verb. It can mean to put on a costume, or to put on your best clothes.   For example:   I dressed… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 14get dressed vs dress up —   To get dressed is a phrasal verb. It means to put on clothes.   For example:   I get dressed after I ve had a shower.   To dress up is a phrasal verb. It can mean to put on a costume, or to put on your best clothes.   For example:   I dressed… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 15rag — n. 1. Shred, tatter, fragment, bit, patch. 2. [pl.] Mean attire, mean dress …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 16Gabardine — Gab ar*dine , Gaberdine Gab er*dine , n. [Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Gaberdine — Gabardine Gab ar*dine , Gaberdine Gab er*dine , n. [Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18CHARON —    in the Greek mythology the ferryman of the ghosts of the dead over the Styx into Hades, a grim old figure with a mean dress and a dirty beard, peremptory in exacting from the ghosts he ferried over the obolus allowed him for passage money …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 19India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

    Universalium

  • 20Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …

    History of philosophy