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- verb transitive, informal To
don fancy clothing; todress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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Probably derived from gusset.
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