Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dress \Dress\, v. i.
   1. (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of
      soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in
      ranks; as, Right, dress!

   2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments;
      to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
      ``To dress for a ball.'' --Latham.

            To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. --Tennyson
      .

   {To dress to the right}, {To dress to the left}, {To dress on
   the center} (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the
      soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the
      rank, who serves as a guide.