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drest

[ drest ]

/ drɛst /

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verb Obsolete.

a simple past tense and past participle of dress.

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Words nearby drest

dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual, drest, drew, drey, Dreyfus, Dreyfus affair, Dreyfusard

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How to use drest in a sentence

The lower had an enormous window, through which I could see a man, very richly drest, pacing to and fro.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Brisk as a body-louse she trips,Clean as a penny drest; Sweet as a rose her breath and lips,Round as the globe her breast.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
I wonder, is Don Fernando drest—Oh, here comes the servant, in his proper habiliments!
The Castle of Andalusia|John O'Keeffe
She drest herself, frightened and tremulous at the mere idea of seeing again that dear house.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II.|Various

On the marble couch within are stretched two figures, carved in stone and drest in the antique garb of the Middle Ages.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index|Various