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Definition of Getup
1. Noun. A set of clothing (with accessories). "His getup was exceedingly elegant"
Generic synonyms: Attire, Dress, Garb
Specialized synonyms: Bib-and-tucker, Ensemble, Playsuit, Trousseau
Derivative terms: Get Up, Outfit, Turn Out
Definition of Getup
1. n. General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc.
Definition of Getup
1. Noun. (chiefly US informal) A costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) A fight or altercation. ¹
3. Noun. (publishing) Layout and production style, as of a magazine. ¹
4. Noun. (alternative form of get-up-and-go) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Getup
1. a costume [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Getup
Literary usage of Getup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outre-mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1856)
"“Heaven be merciful to me, the greatest of sinners! And must I die in a ditch,
after all? He! getup,—getup! ..."
2. A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most Approved Precedents by John Wentworth, George Townesend, James Cornwall (1798)
"... S. VV ) caught her (meaning faid SS) lying with getup (meaning one, &c.
and alfo meaning that faid SS was in фе aft of carnal copulation with faid. &c. ..."
3. The School and Family Primer: Introductory to the Series of School and by Marcius Willson (1861)
"... and eat you\ The old rat is not so sly as the cat\ LESSON XVII* getup\getup\
Get out of bed/ Let us get up\ for the sun is up\ Can you see the sun'? ..."
4. A Frenchwoman's Impressions of America by Madeleine de Bryas, Jacqueline de Bryas (1920)
"... -getup with a triumphant look at me. I felt very small indeed. (Mr. SG was
the president of some works we had visited.) When we got back to the hotel I ..."
5. Animal Memoirs by Samuel Lockwood (1888)
"The manse stood in a clover mead, which in spring and early summer was a perpetual
feast to old getup. Leading to the gate of this home was a pretty lane, ..."
6. Readings in Natural History by Samuel Lockwood (1888)
"The manse stood in a clover mead, which in spring and early summer was a perpetual
feast to old getup. Leading to the gate of this home was a pretty lane, ..."
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