Sentence:  &lsquo;[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to <WSD>dress</WSD> us like charity children”.nb...'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone). (from 15thc.)