Dress very carefully and in a finicky manner.
Roget 882:
be ostentatious
etc.
adj.;
come forward,
put oneself forward;
attract attention,
star it.
cut a figure,
make a dash,
make a splash,
make a splurge,
cut a dash,
cut a splash,
cut a splurge;
figure,
figure away;
make a show,
make a display;
glitter.
show off,
show off one's paces;
parade,
march past;
display,
exhibit,
put forward,
hold up;
trot out,
hand out;
sport,
brandish,
blazon forth;
dangle,
dangle before the eyes.
cry up
etc.
(praise)
931;
proner [Fr.],
flaunt,
emblazon,
prink†,
set off,
mount,
have framed and glazed.
put a good face upon,
put a smiling face upon;
clean the outside of the platter
etc.
(disguise)
544.
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Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.
synonyms: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up ... show more.
Roget 847:
ornament,
embellish,
enrich,
decorate,
adorn,
bead,
beautify,
adonize†.
smarten,
furbish,
polish,
gild,
varnish,
whitewash,
enamel,
japan,
lacquer,
paint,
grain.
garnish,
trim,
dizen†,
bedizen,
prink†,
prank;
trick out,
fig out;
deck,
bedeck,
dight†,
bedight†,
array;
begawd†,
titivate†;
dress,
dress up;
spangle,
bespangle,
powder;
embroider,
work;
chase,
emboss,
fret,
emblazon;
illuminate;
illustrate.
become
etc.
(accord with)
23.
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Dutch: opdirken, kledij, opdoffen, kleden