dress code

noun

1. a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing to be worn by a group or by people under specific circumstances.

   a military dress code; The restaurant's dress code requires men to wear jackets and ties at dinner.

dress code

noun

1. a set of rules or guidelines regarding the manner of dress acceptable in an office, restaurant, etc

Example Sentences

The dress code was updated soon thereafter by Martha Pope, the first female sergeant at arms.

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An attempt to tweak Lloyd’s dress code in 2014, by allowing men in the market to work in shirt sleeves on a blazing hot day, provoked an instant revolt, Beale said.

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It was inspired by the strict dress code and atmosphere of London's Blitz Club during the early 1980s.

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All martial arts were temporarily banned for women after the 1979 Islamic Revolution but were later reinstated under stricter dress code regulations.

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The young woman had been arrested by the morality police for allegedly violating the dress code.

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