cross-dressing

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English

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Etymology

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Calque of German Transvestismus.[1]

Noun

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cross-dressing (uncountable)

  1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
  2. (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, →DOI:
      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.

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Verb

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cross-dressing

  1. present participle and gerund of cross-dress

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cross-dressing”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.