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pukea (vaatteet) päällensä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dress verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

Senses

pukea (vaatteet) päällensä is used for these senses in English:

  • dress (agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
  • dress (also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]
  • dress (sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
  • dress To put on clothes.

dress — full definition

  1. verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
  2. verb To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
  3. verb To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
  4. verb To arrange or style (someone's hair).

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