cross-dressing
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See also: crossdressing
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Calque of German Transvestismus.[1]
Noun
- The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
- (immunology) Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.
- 2011 April 21, Olive Leavy, “Cross-dress to impress”, in Nature Reviews Immunology, volume 11, number 302, :
- 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.
Derived terms
Verb
cross-dressing
- present participle and gerund of cross-dress
Synonyms
Translations
wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “cross-dressing”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.