The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
To arrange or style (someone's hair).
To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress.
To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
To put on clothes.
To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
To adorn or ornament (something).
Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
A type of jagged crack extending inwards from the broken surface of a fractured material.
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.