cross-dressing

noun

Etymology

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

  1. prefixed as cross-dressing — “cross + dressing

Definitions

  1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather…

    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…

    Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.

    • Now, a study published in Nature shows that cross-dressing does indeed occur and is important for boosting memory CD8+ T cell responses in vivo.
  3. present participle and gerund of cross-dress

The neighborhood

Derived

crossplay

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cross-dressing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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