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

Schools and colleges set dress codes for female students and sometimes village elders bar an entire community of girls from wearing jeans.

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More than 100,000 fans filled Beaver Stadium for a “White Out”—the dress code the Nittany Lions reserve for only the biggest of big games.

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He relaxed strict dress codes for agents, recruited female agents and pointedly hired people from outside the agency – who were not indoctrinated in the Hoover culture – for administrative posts.

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Archival Revival’s dress code was to “channel another era — past or future,” and guests took the theme by storm.

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You’re seated at tables with other diners, there’s no dress code, and while the food is certainly fine dining, it’s more than that.

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