coat dress
Britishnoun
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a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
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formerly, a dress tailored and styled like a coat
Example Sentences
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Outfit details: Zevelyn Jean coat dress, wide leg pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Case in point: the tailored coat dress Bella Hadid wore to the 2017 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
The 95-year-old monarch, who has spent much of the pandemic at Windsor Castle, just west of London, wore a bright orange coat dress and matching hat at Thursday’s event.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Doria Ragland looked absolutely beautiful in her pale green embroidered coat dress with matching beret.
From BBC ● May 19, 2018
A dress coat, dress boots, full suit of black, and white or very light kid gloves must be worn in a ball room.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley
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