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The dress does not make the fair.

 
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hiromichi



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:56 pm    Post subject: The dress does not make the fair. Reply with quote
In the captioned proverb, what does "make the fair" mean?
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Christine123



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It means that a small detail (represented here as what someone is wearing) is quite irrelevant to the bigger picture (represented here as a fair).
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Christine123, Thank you very much.
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