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 was a playful glamour in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, including a bold multicolored evening dress in 1999 for a Royal Variety Performance.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022
Much was made, in retrospect, of the fact that Root, in evening dress, charged into the rock-cold night without first putting on a coat.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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