cross-dress
[kraws-dres, kros-]
- to dress in clothing typically worn by members of the opposite sex.
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Or perhaps he has some important things to say about cross-dressing 1990s comedienne Paula Poundstone.
There are countless examples of cross-dressing and cross-gender behavior.
Cross-dressing ceramacist looked fabulous in midnight blue and a big hat.
Even participants in the cross-dressing scene are visibly uncomfortable around the mask because of its horror movie connotations.
In some cases he did so by disguising the files on a CD containing the music of the cross-dressing pop singer Lady Gaga.
cross-dressing
- the wearing of clothes normally associated with the opposite sex
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Word Origin and History for cross-dressing
n.
also crossdressing, cross dressing, 1911, from cross (adj.) + dressing; a translation of German Transvestismus (cf. transvestite).
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