Dress parade

Dress parade
Dress Dress, n. 1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. ``In your soldier's dress.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress. [1913 Webster]

3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it. [1913 Webster]

Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. -- Pope. [1913 Webster]

4. (Milling) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

{Dress parade} (Mil.), a parade in full uniform for review. [1913 Webster]


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