sundress

[suhn-dres]

noun

a dress with a bodice styled to expose the arms, shoulders, and back, for wear during hot weather.

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Origin of sundress

First recorded in 1940–45; sun + dress

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Examples from the Web for sundress

Contemporary Examples

Her first full-length poetry collection, One Perfect Bird, is available from Sundress Publications.
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Letitia Trent
July 11, 2014
Later in the day, it was alleged that the child was wearing her sundress, but that her underpants were missing.
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January 27, 2014
In the end, Shay, dressed in a sundress, trumped Hoff, who was dressed in a business suit.
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British Dictionary definitions for sundress

sundress

noun

a dress for hot weather that exposes the shoulders, arms, and back, esp one with straps over the shoulders

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