Definition of "out-dress" [out-dress]

• Festal garb; gala-dress. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Fittingly, the first issue of Mensweek features a cover story dubbed "Is Men's Wear Back?" in which a behavioral-finance expert contends the recession has ignited a competitive fire among men to out-dress their peers."
• "At that time, it wasn't necessary to out-dress them on the stage."
• "I 'm dead sick of parties, and flirtations, trying to out-dress my neighbors, and going the same round year after year, like a squirrel in a cage."