tent dress

American  

noun

1. a loose-fitting dress that gradually flares outward or grows fuller from the shoulder to the hem and has no waistline.

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tent dress British  

noun

1. a very full tent-shaped dress, having no darts, waistline, etc

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Example Sentences

Another eye-catching moment featured a mini yellow tent dress that almost looked like it was floating on the model.

From Seattle Times

I was wearing a long tent dress from Marimekko.

From New York Times

That in turn gave way to the tent dress compromise.

From New York Times

Call it Laura Ashley chic, prairie dress style or the return of the tent dress, but what we are really talking about is women wearing a load of old curtains.

From The Guardian

For some, the tent dress is a salvo against the tight corset body-con style favoured by the Kardashians, Instagram and fast fashion.

From The Guardian