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noun

formal or semiformal attire for evening wear.

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Also called evening clothes .

Compare morning dress.

Origin of evening dress

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby evening dress

evenhanded, evening, evening bag, evening campion, evening class, evening dress, evening emerald, evening gown, evening grosbeak, evening prayer, evening primrose

How to use evening dress in a sentence

And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
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Even for Arabic dance no one wears a long dress, just a scarf around the hips.
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Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The dress is just fishnet and crystals and a couple fingers crossed,” Selman told Style.com of the dress.
What, and Who, You'll Be Wearing in 2015|Justin Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was neither the best nor worst pickup line I encountered that evening.
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And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Nevertheless the evening and the night passed away without incident.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
My son,” said Grabantak one evening to Chingatok, “if we are henceforth to live in peace, why not unite and become one nation?
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

British Dictionary definitions for evening dress

evening dress

noun

attire for wearing at a formal occasion during the evening, esp (for men) a dinner jacket and black tie, or (less commonly, for women) a floor-length gown

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evening dress

Origin of evening dress

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British Dictionary definitions for evening dress