Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Dress, vb. to put in order; used of a garden: “he had not so trimmed and --ed his land as we this garden,” R2 III, 4, 56. R2 III, 4, 56 Of meat prepared for the table: “d. meat and drink,” Wiv. I, 4, 102. Shr. IV, 3, 40. Tw. II, 5, 123. Ant. V, 2, 276. Cymb. III, 6, 90. Of the rubbing and combing of horses: R2 V, 5, 80. Of wounds: Tw. V, 211. Oth. V, 1, 124. Of the adjusting and trimming of a chamber: “d. your sister's chamber up,” Shr. III, 1, 83. Of any preparation and equipment: “lent him our terror, --ed him with our love,” Meas. I, 1, 20. “--ed in a little brief authority,” II, 2, 118. “to be --ed in an opinion of wisdom,” Merch. I, 1, 91. “--ed myself in such humility,” H4A III, 2, 51. “he was the glass wherein the noble youth did d. themselves,” H4B II, 3, 22. “to d. the ugly form of insurrection with your fair honours,” IV, 1, 39. “that we should d. us fairly for our end,” H5 IV, 1, 10. “being --ed to some oration,” Troil. I, 3, 166. we'll d. him up in voices, 382 (== trim him up). “was the hope drunk wherein you --ed yourself,” Mcb. I, 7, 36. “the abilities that Rhodes is --ed in,” Oth. I, 3, 26. -- Used of garments and what is like them: Sonn. 68, 12. 76, 11. 98, 2. Wiv. IV, 2, 84. Wiv. IV, 2, 84 IV, 4, 48. Ado II, 1, 36. III, 4, 103. Shr. Ind. I, 106. H4A I, 3, 33. H4B II, 4, 302. H6B IV, 2, 6 (quibble). Rom. IV, 5, 12. Mcb. I, 3, 108.