"dressed to the nines" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-dressed to the nines.ogg
Etymology: From dressed + to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dressed|to the nines}} dressed + to the nines Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dressed to the nines (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing Related terms: dressed to kill, Sunday best, to the nines Translations (very fancily or formally dressed): anar de vint-i-un botó (Catalan), 盛装打扮 (Chinese Mandarin), op zijn paasbest (Dutch), viimeisen päälle (Finnish), pukeutuneena (Finnish), sur son trente et un (French), tiré à quatre épingles (French), kicsípi magát (Hungarian), vel til fara (Icelandic), pioctha péacach (Irish), vestito di tutto punto (Italian), elegancko ubrany (Polish), разодетый в пух и прах (razodetyj v pux i prax) (Russian), расфуфыренный (rasfufyrennyj) (Russian), одетый с иголочки (odetyj s igoločki) (Russian), air èideadh gu spaideil (Scottish Gaelic), de punta en blanco (Spanish), hecho un brazo de mar (Spanish), de tiros largos (Spanish), de oro y azul (Spanish), riletchî come on vea k' a deus meres (Walloon), so s' cwarante-set (Walloon)

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      "sense": "very fancily or formally dressed",
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      "sense": "very fancily or formally dressed",
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      "sense": "very fancily or formally dressed",
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