"dress off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dresses off [present, singular, third-person], dressing off [participle, present], dressed off [participle, past], dressed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dress off (third-person singular simple present dresses off, present participle dressing off, simple past and past participle dressed off)
  1. (film) For an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene. Categories (topical): Film

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