floor-length

American  

[flawr-lengkth, -length, flohr-] / ˈflɔrˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ, ˈfloʊr- /

adjective

1. extending to the floor.

   a floor-length skirt.

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Etymology

Origin of floor-length

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Even if athletes of a country were not competing in Milan and were unable to attend the opening ceremony, a sign-holding volunteer dressed in a silver floor-length puffer dress strutted across the stage while screens showed athletes marching in during ceremonies at other Olympic locations around Italy.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside were furs: a fox jacket, a mink stole, a floor-length ermine coat.

From Literature

And Mia Goth, one of the stars of The Frankenstein, went for a white silk floor-length dress by Dior.

From BBC

I’m 29 and have been to a lot of weddings the last couple of years, so I was planning on just reusing a floor-length green dress I already have.

From MarketWatch

But after Nawat called for security to intervene, the besashed Bosch staged a walkout flanked by Miss Iraq, who wore a bejewelled floor-length robe.

From Barron's