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
There was plenty of sparkle, and an asymmetrical set of huge tiered ruffle bell sleeves on one high-neck evening dress in white.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
While other guests were in full evening dress, this fellow had wrapped a faixa — a traditional Catalan sash — around his forehead.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2022
They were young and elegant, dressed for a ball, the women in long gowns that left their arms and shoulders bare, the men in black-and-white evening dress, and they each carried a glass.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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