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floor-length

[flawr-lengkth, -length, flohr-]

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adjective

extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.

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Origin of floor-length

First recorded in 1935–40

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for floor-length

After dislocating her shoulder recently, she exited the hospital in a floor-length gown.
Where’s Mariah Carey’s New Album? A Fan’s Lament.|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Abramovic was wearing a floor-length navy blue robe, a pigtail over her right shoulder.
Marina Abramovic's Full-Frontal Art|Anthony Haden-Guest|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was Sunday night, and special guest performer Whitney Houston was strutting across the stage, her floor-length gown shimmering.
Is This the Next Idol?|Venetia Thompson|October 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And, away to the right, two floor-length windows sparkled, hung with great drapes and shining in the daylight.
Charley de Milo|Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. Harris

Once, he walked just a little too close to the floor-length window—and Corinne stood up nervously.
Weak on Square Roots|Russell Burton
Mrs. John Kurtz Smoot was the official hostess and she and her house tour guides were dressed in floor-length period costumes.
Salona, Fairfax County, Virginia|Ellen Anderson
The two small boys she'd borne to Raoul ran beside her floor-length calico skirt.
Shaman|Robert Shea