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sundress

American

[suhn-dres] / ˈsʌnˌdrɛs /

noun

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

sundress British

/ ˈsʌnˌdrɛs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sundress

First recorded in 1940–45; sun + dress

Example Sentences

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Every spring, I get the urge to buy something new: a sundress, a pretty blouse or something hopeful after a long, drab winter.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Fischer steps out of the trailer in a sundress, holding a baby monitor showing a sleeping Natasha.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

“I bought three new pairs of jeans. I wore a sundress for the first time in a decade,” she says.

From Scientific American • Oct. 16, 2023

Back in her sundress, she stepped out onto 14th Street, where her own image, as Raq, looked back at her from a bus shelter.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Her sundress is a fireworks show of color.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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