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131full-dress — adjective 1. suitable for formal occasions formal wear a full dress uniform dress shoes • Syn: ↑dress • Similar to: ↑formal 2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes …
132Wetting-down — For the christening of fire engines, see Wetdown. Wetting down is a raucous ceremony observed in the U.S. and British Navies including the U.S. Coast Guard for newly promoted officers. Formerly, it always involved tossing the new officer in the… …
