"cross-dressing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of German Transvestismus. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Transvestismus}} Calque of German Transvestismus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cross-dressing (uncountable)
  1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Crossdressing
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  2. (immunology) Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Immunology, Crossdressing
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Synonyms: crossdressing Derived forms: crossplay

Verb

Etymology: Calque of German Transvestismus. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Transvestismus}} Calque of German Transvestismus Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cross-dressing
  1. present participle and gerund of cross-dress Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cross-dress Categories (topical): Crossdressing Synonyms: CDing, CD-ing, x-dressing, transvestism Translations (wearing clothes of the opposite gender): kruiskleding (Afrikaans), ndërveshja (Albanian), transformisme (Catalan), 變裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 变装 (biànzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 異裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 异装 (yìzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 易裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 易装 (yìzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 反串 (fǎnchuàn) (note: in a theatrical performance) (Chinese Mandarin), travestie [feminine] (Dutch), ristiinpukeutuminen (Finnish), transformisme (French), ქროს-დრესინგი (kros-dresingi) (Georgian), παρενδυσία (parendysía) (Greek), keresztöltözésnek (Hungarian), berlintas-busana (Indonesian), trasghléasadh (Irish), 男装 (dansō) (english: cross-dressing as a man) (alt: だんそう) (Japanese), 女装 (josō) (english: cross-dressing as a woman) (alt: じょそう) (Japanese), 크로스드레싱 (keuroseudeuresing) (Korean), 시디 (sidi) (Korean), 남장 (namjang) (english: cross-dressing as a man) (Korean), 여장 (yeojang) (english: cross-dressing as a woman) (Korean), crossdressing [masculine] (Polish), transformismo (Portuguese), кроссдре́ссинг (krossdréssing) [masculine] (Russian), transformismo [masculine] (Spanish), transvestismo [masculine] (Spanish), trasvestismo [masculine] (Spanish), travestismo [masculine] (Spanish), кросдре́синг (krosdrésynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), крос-дре́синг (kros-drésynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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