dinner dress

American  

noun

1. a dress, often long and having sleeves or a jacket, more elaborate than one designed for daytime wear but less formal than an evening gown.

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Etymology

Origin of dinner dress

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Cameron: There are always moments that are difficult or more challenging, and the dinner dress was difficult to work out.

From Los Angeles Times

El Moussa, however, agreed to make the pick after the pair knew the rehearsal dinner dress would look very different from the wedding dress.

From Fox News

In footage of the Savoy Hotel show, Dawnay wears a white debutante dress called “Innocence,” a white embroidered dress “Muguet de Mai,” a silk coat called “Ravel” and a dinner dress made of straw lace.

From Washington Times

“I published a piece for a fashion blog making fun of Ivanka’s state dinner dress, and eight hours later there was a knock on my door.”

From Salon

Rolph’s wife, in her dinner dress, also sat down and would remain there for the next six hours.

From Washington Post