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Dressed vs Attired - What's the difference?

dressed | attired | Related terms |

Dressed is a related term of attired.


As verbs the difference between dressed and attired

is that dressed is (dress) while attired is simple past and past participle of attire.

As an adjective attired is

(heraldry) said of the horns of a stag when they are of a different tincture to its head.

dressed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dress)
  • * 1883:
    • ...he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed .
  • (New Orleans) Having a sandwich prepared with several fixings, typically lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

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    attired

    English

    Adjective

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  • (heraldry) Said of the horns of a stag when they are of a different tincture to its head.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • Simple past and past participle of attire.

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