Dress and Wear

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Dress noun - Covering for the human body.

Usage example: a businessman who is very conservative in his dress

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Wear is a synonym for dress in put on clothing topic. In some cases you can use "Wear" instead the word "Dress" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: dressed, dressing, dressy, dresser, dressage

Wear noun - Covering for the human body.

Usage example: the latest in fashionable wear

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Dress is a synonym for wear in clothes topic. You can use "Dress" instead the word "Wear" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

fancy	fancy dress	fancy wear
old	old dress	old wear
full	full dress	full wear
nice	nice dress	nice wear
Other adjectives: best, normal, usual, formal, tight, appropriate, original, green, actual, little, black, dark, lovely, feminine, new, traditional, skimpy, casual, military, modern, red, western, form-fitting.

Tokio Hotel: Bill and Tom Kaulitz are identical twins, but dress and wear their hair differently, just to name one difference, to the point that some people don't believe they're identical.

Source: Polar Opposite Twins
It isn't immune to being Impossibly Tacky Clothes if either the bride has little taste or she is forced to wear such a dress.

Source: Fairytale Wedding Dress
Impossibly Tacky Clothes: The bride's original choice of dress in Book One and the dress Jill Higgins has to wear when walking down the aisle.

Source: Literature / Queen of Babble

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