cross-dressing
nounEtymology From cross- + dressing, a calque of German Transvestismus.
1
The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
2
Immunology, Medicine, Sciences Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.
- 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.2011 April 21, Olive Leavy, “Cross-dress to impress”, in Nature Reviews Immunology, volume 11, number 302, →DOI:
- Synonyms
- CDing, CD-ing, transvestism
- Derived terms
- crossplay