'To dress to the right' definitions:

Definition of 'To dress to the right'

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Dress \Dress\, v. i.
1. (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Dress right, dress! [1913 Webster]
2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly. "To dress for a ball." --Latham. [1913 Webster]
To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. --Tennyson . [1913 Webster]
To dress to the right, To dress to the left, {To dress on the center} (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide. [1913 Webster]