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An infant's breechcloth.

in, deep steel frame, sharpened to a cutting edge, for cutting out articles from leather, cloth, paper, etc. -- The die is cast, the hazard must be run; the step is taken, and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken.

To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.

A dishcloth. [Obsolescent]

divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure. Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton.

To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.

A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; -- made for men's wear.

A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.

ke; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth. Prior. Then the old man Was wroth, and doubled up his hands. Tennyson.

Twice milled or fulled, to render more compact or fine; -- said of cloth; as, double-milled kerseymere.

A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico. Shak.

A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.

To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. The whole people were draped professionally. De Quincey. These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere. Bungay.

One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.

The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon.

Cloth. [Obs.] Spenser.

n from cover. Shak. -- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.

Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught.

ed purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.

ry or circle in a theater, generally the first above the floor, in which originally dress clothes were customarily worn.