English Explanatory Dictionary

cross-dressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
  2. Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cross-dress

Word forms

cross-dressing crossdressing x-dressing

Etymology

From cross- + dressing, a calque of German Transvestismus.

Synonyms

CDing CD-ing transvestism

Derived words

crossplay
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