Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

drest

verb (archaic)
/drest/
Definition
Drest is an archaic past tense form of the verb ‘dress’, meaning to have put on clothes or to have arranged oneself in attire.
Examples
  • She was drest in her finest gown for the grand ball.
  • After the long journey, he was finally drest for the evening’s festivities.
Meaning
To be dressed or attired in a particular manner, often connoting a sense of elegance or formality.
Synonyms
  • clothed
  • attired
  • garbed
  • arrayed