1) Cross dressing 2) Pattern 3) Practice 4) Transvestism 1) Transvestism 
Synonym for transvestism ... Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Also called cross-dressing. The prefix trans- relates to the latin verb transire , meaning to pass or cross over, or pass beyond while the -vestism stems from vestitus meaning clothed. In centuries past, the catholic church forbade women from acting in the theater. Therefore...
Type: Term Pronunciation: trans-ves′ti-tizm Synonyms: transvestism
Transvestitism: Transvestitism, or transvestic fetishism, refers to the practice by heterosexual males of dressing in female clothes to produce or enhance sexual arousal. The sexual arousal usually does not involve a real partner, but includes the fantasy that the individual is the female partner, as well. Some men wear only one special piece of fe...