floor-length
[flawr-lengkth, -length, flohr-]
- extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.
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Origin of floor-length
First recorded in 1935–40
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Examples from the Web for floor-length
Contemporary Examples
After dislocating her shoulder recently, she exited the hospital in a floor-length gown.
The lot includes thirty-two items of Lewinsky memorabilia, including a floor-length black negligee.
Wide-legged black pants and dark, pointy low heels peeked out from under the hem of her floor-length coat.
Abramovic was wearing a floor-length navy blue robe, a pigtail over her right shoulder.
It was Sunday night, and special guest performer Whitney Houston was strutting across the stage, her floor-length gown shimmering.
Historical Examples
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, VirginiaEllen Anderson
And, away to the right, two floor-length windows sparkled, hung with great drapes and shining in the daylight.
Charley de MiloLaurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. Harris
The two small boys she'd borne to Raoul ran beside her floor-length calico skirt.
ShamanRobert Shea
Once, he walked just a little too close to the floor-length window—and Corinne stood up nervously.
Weak on Square RootsRussell Burton