evening dress
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of evening dress
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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She said she used to attend some classes “wearing my evening dress under my Burberry, with my diamonds in my pocket so I could go out afterward.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Items included the "perfect" white cotton t-shirt, a striped blue "boyfriend" shirt and white linen trousers, as well as more formal items such as a black wool blazer and a full-length, ivory-coloured evening dress.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
Women’s Wear Daily reported that the evening dress was designed by Alexandra O’Neill for Markarian — the label that the first lady wore on inauguration day.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2022
There were psychedelic swirls of orange and brown in a pantsuit and an evening dress with a high slit.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021
From under her pillow — a wadded-up evening dress — she brought out her pen and notepad and began to draw.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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