cross-dressing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From cross- + dressing, a calque of German Transvestismus.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
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(uncountable) 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.
2011 April 21, Olive Leavy, “Cross-dress to impress”, in Nature Reviews Immunology, volume 11, number 302, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| x-dressing | Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| crossdressing | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
CD-ing · CDing · transvestism
Translations (31)
ko 여장 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ka ქროს-დრესინგი (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · es trasvestismo (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · pl crossdressing (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · es travestismo (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · sq ndërveshja (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · es transvestismo (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · es transformismo (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ru кроссдре́ссинг (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ko 남장 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · fr transformisme (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · nl cross-dressing (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · uk кросдре́синг (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · af kruiskleding (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · cmn 易裝 /易装 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ca transformisme (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · cmn 反串 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · cmn 異裝 /异装 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ko 크로스드레싱 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · uk крос-дре́синг (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · pt transformismo (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ja 女装 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · id berlintas-busana (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · hu keresztöltözésnek (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · nl travestie (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · cmn 變裝 /变装 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ko 시디 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · fi ristiinpukeutuminen (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ja 男装 (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · ga trasghléasadh (wearing clothes of the opposite gender) · el παρενδυσία (wearing clothes of the opposite gender)