clothes which cover most of the body

suit

suit [noun] (SET OF CLOTHES)
US /suːt/ 
UK /suːt/ 
Example: 

It's ​regulation to ​wear suits at the ​office.

a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket with trousers or a skirt

suit - کت و شلوار
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

It's ​regulation to ​wear suits at the ​office.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

pronunciation
The word suit sounds like boot.

1 a jacket and trousers, or a jacket and skirt, that you wear together and that are made from the same material

2 one of the 4 sets that playing cards (= cards with numbers and pictures on them that you use for playing games) are divided into:
The four suits are hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

suit

I. suit1 S2 W3 /suːt, sjuːt $ suːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: siute 'act of following, group of helpers', from Vulgar Latin sequita, from sequere; ⇨ ↑sue]

1. CLOTHES a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket with trousers or a skirt:
a grey lightweight suit
a business suit
a tweed suit
She was wearing a black trouser suit. ⇨ ↑morning suit
2. bathing/jogging etc suit a piece of clothing or a set of clothes used for swimming, running etc ⇨ ↑boiler suit, ↑shell suit, ↑sweat suit, ↑tracksuit, ↑wet suit
3. LAW a problem or complaint that a person or company brings to a court of law to be settled SYN lawsuit:
Johnson has filed suit against her.
a civil suit
4. OFFICE WORKER informal a man, especially a manager, who works in an office and who has to wear a suit when he is at work:
I bought myself a mobile phone and joined the other suits on the train to the City.
5. CARDS one of the four types of cards in a set of playing cards
6. sb’s strong suit something that you are good at:
Sympathy is not Jack’s strong suit.
in your birthday suit at ↑birthday(3), ⇨ follow suit at ↑follow(14)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suit

suit [suit suits suited suiting] noun, verb   [suːt]    [sjuːt]    [suːt]

noun

1. a set of clothes made of the same cloth, including a jacket and trousers/pants or a skirt
a business suit
a pinstripe suit
a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)

see also  dinner suit, jumpsuit, leisure suit, lounge suit, sailor suit, shell suit, sweatsuit, tracksuit, trouser suit

2. a set of clothing worn for a particular activity
a diving suit
• a suit of armour

see also  boiler suit, spacesuit, swimsuit, wetsuit

3. any of the four sets that form a pack of cards

• The suits are called hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.

4. =  lawsuit
to file/bring a suit against sb
• a divorce suit

see also  paternity suit

5. usually plural (informal) a person with an important job as a manager in a company or organization, especially one thought of as being mainly concerned with financial matters or as having a lot of influence
We can leave the detailed negotiations to the suits.
He's a ‘suit’, not a ‘creative’.
see in your birthday suit at  birthday, follow suit at  follow, be sb's strong suit at  strong  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi ‘follow’. Early senses included ‘attendance at a court’ and ‘legal process’; senses 1 to 3 derive from an earlier meaning ‘set of things to be used together’. The verb sense ‘make appropriate’ dates from the late 16th cent.  
Example Bank:
All the cards have to be from the same suit.
He wore his one good suit to the interview.
His parents had bought him a new suit of clothes for the occasion.
She plans to defend the suit vigorously.
The cavalry wore a suit of light armour and carried a shield.
The company now faces several suits over its failure to protect its employees.
The suit changed to diamonds.
The two companies have settled the suit.
They have agreed to drop their suit against the Dutch company.
They won't let you into the restaurant without a suit and tie.
Two men in suits came out of the hotel.
We bought the baby a couple of suits of clothes.
Which suit is trumps?
a suit against her former husband
a suit over a disputed estate
His former business associate filed a suit against him claiming £5 million damages.
Their arguments grew worse and worse and ended with a divorce suit.
Idioms: suit somebody down to the ground  suit your book  suit yourself

Derived: suit something to somebody

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

suit / suːt / / sjuːt /   / suːt / noun (SET OF CLOTHES)

A2 [ C ] a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material:

All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits.

She wore a dark blue suit.

[ C ] a set of clothes or a piece of clothing to be worn in a particular situation or while doing a particular activity:

a diving/protective/ski, etc. suit

a swimsuit

a spacesuit

a suit of armour
 

suit / suːt / / sjuːt /   / suːt / noun [ C ] ( also lawsuit ) (LEGAL PROBLEM)

a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision:

He brought ( US usually filed ) a $12 million libel suit against the newspaper, claiming his reputation had been damaged.

a malpractice/negligence/paternity suit
 

suit / suːt / / sjuːt /   / suːt / noun [ C ] (PLAYING CARDS)

any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it:

The four suits in a pack of cards are hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds.
 

suit / suːt / / sjuːt /   / suːt / noun [ C often plural ] informal disapproving (PERSON)

a man who works in an office and wears a suit, especially a man with a high position in a company who is considered not to have human feelings and good ideas

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

suit

/su:t/
(suits, suiting, suited)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A man’s suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric.
...a dark pin-striped business suit.
...a smart suit and tie.
N-COUNT

2.
A woman’s suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric.
I was wearing my tweed suit.
N-COUNT

3.
A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity.
...a completely revolutionary atmospheric diving suit.
N-COUNT: n N

4.
If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.
They will only release information if it suits them...
They should be able to find you the best package to suit your needs.
VERB: no cont, V n, V n

5.
If something suits you, you like it.
I don’t think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.
VERB: no cont, V n

6.
If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.
Green suits you.
VERB: no cont, V n

7.
If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people.
These large institutions make–and change–the rules to suit themselves...
He made a dismissive gesture. ‘Suit yourself.’
= please
VERB: V pron-refl, V pron-refl

8.
In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them.
Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company...
= lawsuit
N-COUNT

In American English, you can say that someone files or brings suit against another person.
One insurance company has already filed suit against the city of Chicago.
N-UNCOUNT

9.
A suit is one of the four types of card in a set of playing cards. These are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.
N-COUNT

10.
see also bathing suit, birthday suit, boiler suit, trouser suit

11.
If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
PHRASE: V inflects
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1suit /ˈsuːt/ noun, pl suits
1 [count] : a set of clothes that usually consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of pants that are made out of the same material
• a tweed/wool suit
• He wore his gray suit to the job interview.
- see color picture
- see also business suit, leisure suit, lounge suit, pantsuit, sailor suit, shell suit, three-piece suit, trouser suit, two-piece suit, zoot suit
2 [count] : a set of clothes or protective covering that is worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions
• a gym suit
• a suit of armor
- see also bathing suit, bodysuit, catsuit, jumpsuit, snowsuit, space suit, sweat suit, swimsuit, union suit, wet suit
3 : a process by which a court of law makes a decision to settle a disagreement or problem between people or organizations : lawsuit

[count]

• a civil/criminal suit
• divorce/custody/paternity suits
• He filed/brought a suit [=started legal proceedings] against her.

[noncount]

• He filed/brought suit [=started legal proceedings] against her.
4 [count] : all the cards that have the same symbol in a pack of playing cards
• The trump suit is hearts/clubs/diamonds/spades.
5 [count] informal + disapproving : a person who has an important job in an office and who wears a suit : a business executive
• She described her boss as “an empty suit.” [=a stupid and ineffective businessman]
- usually plural
• Get back to work. The suits just walked in.
birthday suit
- see birthday
follow suit

dress

dress [noun]
US /dres/ 
UK /dres/ 
Example: 

She was ​wearing ​exactly the same dress as I was.

a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs

dress - لباس
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

She was ​wearing ​exactly the same dress as I was.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

1 (plural dresses) a piece of clothing with a top part and a skirt, that a woman or girl wears

2 (no plural) clothes:
The group of dancers wore Bulgarian national dress.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dress

I. dress1 S2 W2 /dres/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑dress, ↑dresser, ↑dressing; adjective: ↑dressed ≠ ↑undressed, ↑dressy; verb: ↑dress ≠ ↑undress]
1. [countable] a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs ⇨ skirt:
Sheila wore a long red dress.
a summer dress
2. [uncountable] clothes for men or women of a particular type or for a particular occasion:
a gentleman in evening dress (=formal clothes worn especially at important social events)
The play was performed in modern dress (=clothes from the present time).
dress code (=a standard of what you should wear for a particular situation)
This restaurant has a strict dress code – no tie, no service.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dress
a wedding dress Have you chosen your wedding dress yet?
an evening dress (=a formal dress to wear in the evening) She arrived in a red evening dress.
a cocktail dress (=a formal dress but not usually a long one) She wore a little black cocktail dress.
a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress Ellie chose a green silk dress.
a long dress (=that goes down to your ankles) Most of the women were wearing long dresses.
a party dress (=for parties) I need a new party dress for Christmas.
a summer dress a cool blue summer dress
a strapless dress (=that does not have straps on your shoulders) She was wearing a strapless cream dress and matching shoes.
a sleeveless dress (=without any sleeves) She was photographed wearing a figure-hugging sleeveless dress.
■ dress + NOUN
a dress shop (=selling women’s dresses and other clothes) It was an expensive dress shop.
a dress designer (=someone whose job is designing women’s clothes) She’s a former royal dress designer.
• • •
THESAURUS
clothes noun [plural] things you wear to cover your body or keep you warm. Clothes is always plural: I like your clothes! | Don’t throw your dirty clothes on the floor! | a clothes shop
clothing noun [uncountable] used when talking in general about a type of clothes, or about making or selling clothes. Also used in the phrase a piece/item/article of clothing (=one of the things that someone wears): You’ll need to take some warm clothing. | It is important to wear protective clothing at all times. | a clothing manufacturer | a clothing retailer | Police found a piece of clothing in the bushes. | I took a change of clothing with me.
garment noun [countable] formal one thing that you wear. Also used when talking about buying and selling clothes: a long velvet garment | the garment industry | garment workers | garment factories
dress noun [uncountable] a particular style of clothes. Don’t use dress on its own: Casual dress is not appropriate for an interview. | men in evening dress
wear noun [uncountable] used about types of clothes sold in a shop, in the following phrases. Don’t use wear on its own: children’s wear | sports wear | casual wear
gear noun [uncountable] /ɡɪə $ ɡɪr/ informal clothes for a particular sport or activity: She was wearing her running gear. | Have you got all your gear?
wardrobe noun [singular] all the clothes that you own, or all the clothes that you wear at a particular time of year: Her wardrobe consisted mainly of smart clothes for work. | I will need a new summer weardrobe. | You could win a complete new wardrobe!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dress

dress [dress dresses dressed dressing] noun, verb   [dres]    [dres]

noun  

CLOTHES
1. countable a piece of women's clothing that is made in one piece and covers the body down to the legs, sometimes reaching to below the knees, or to the ankles
a long white dress
• a wedding dress

see also  cocktail dress, evening dress, sundress

2. uncountable clothes for either men or women
to wear casual/formal dress
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well).
see also  evening dress, fancy dress, headdress, morning dress  
Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘put straight’): from Old French dresser ‘arrange, prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.  
Thesaurus:
dress noun U
All the guests were in evening dress.
clothesclothingcostumewearwardrobe|AmE apparel|informal gear|formal garment
casual dress/clothes/clothing/apparel/wear/gear
evening/formal dress/clothes/wear
wear …dress/clothes/costume/gear/garments 
Example Bank:
He was wearing traditional Scottish dress.
He's got poor dress sense.
She appeared in a slinky satin dress.
She hitched up her long dress so it wouldn't drag in the mud.
She looked elegant in a simple black dress.
She sat down and smoothed her dress over her legs.
The club has a strict dress code.
The hat went with her new dress wonderfully.
a performance of ‘Hamlet’ in modern dress
in full dress uniform
the costumes worn at the fancy-dress ball
All the guests were in evening dress.
Everyone was expected to wear fancy dress.
He has no dress sense.
• The company has a strict dress code — all male employees are expected to wear suits.

• We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

dress / dres / noun

A1 [ C ] a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs:

a long/short dress

a wedding dress

B2 [ U ] used, especially in combination, to refer to clothes of a particular type, especially those worn in particular situations:

The queen, in full ceremonial dress, presided over the ceremony.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dress

/dres/
(dresses, dressing, dressed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A dress is a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl. It covers her body and part of her legs.
She was wearing a black dress.
N-COUNT

2.
You can refer to clothes worn by men or women as dress.
He’s usually smart in his dress.
...hundreds of Cambodians in traditional dress.
N-UNCOUNT
see also evening dress, fancy dress, full dress, morning dress

3.
When you dress or dress yourself, you put on clothes.
He told Sarah to wait while he dressed...
Sue had dressed herself neatly for work.
VERB: V, V pron-refl

4.
If you dress someone, for example a child, you put clothes on them.
She bathed her and dressed her in clean clothes.
VERB: V n

5.
If someone dresses in a particular way, they wear clothes of a particular style or colour.
He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he’s got authority...
VERB: V in n

6.
If you dress for something, you put on special clothes for it.
We don’t dress for dinner here.
VERB: V for n

7.
When someone dresses a wound, they clean it and cover it.
The poor child never cried or protested when I was dressing her wounds.
VERB: V n

8.
If you dress a salad, you cover it with a mixture of oil, vinegar, and herbs or flavourings.
Scatter the tomato over, then dress the salad.
...a bowl of dressed salad.
VERB: V n, V-ed

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

2dress noun, pl dresses
1 [count] : a piece of clothing for a woman or a girl that has a top part that covers the upper body and a skirt that hangs down to cover the legs
• She wore dresses only on special occasions.
• She wore a short/long black dress to the party.
• Her wedding dress was decorated with lace.

2 [noncount] : a particular type of clothing
• The guests were clothed in traditional Indian dress.
• It is wise to wear conservative dress to an interview.

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