# cross-dressing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
2. Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.

## Etymology
From cross- + dressing, a calque of German Transvestismus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cross-dressing