Evening dress

Evening dress

The term evening dress can refer to:


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  • evening dress — evening ,dress noun 1. ) evening dress or evening wear uncount formal clothes that people wear when they go to important social events in the evening 2. ) evening dress or evening gown count a long dress that a woman wears when she goes to an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • evening dress — evening dresses 1) N UNCOUNT Evening dress consists of the formal clothes that people wear to formal occasions in the evening. 2) N COUNT An evening dress is a special dress, usually a long one, that a woman wears to a formal occasion in the… …   English dictionary

  • evening dress — n 1.) [U] formal clothes that people wear for formal meals, parties, and social events in the evening 2.) also evening gown especially AmE an attractive dress that a woman wears to a formal meal, party, or social event in the evening …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • evening dress — or evening clothes n. formal clothes worn on formal occasions in the evening …   English World dictionary

  • evening dress — UK / US noun Word forms evening dress : singular evening dress plural evening dresses 1) [uncountable] formal clothes that people wear when they go to important social events in the evening 2) evening dress or evening gown [countable] a long… …   English dictionary

  • ˈevening ˌdress — noun 1) [U] formal clothes that people wear when they go to important social events in the evening 2) evening dress or evening gown [C] a long dress that a woman wears when she goes to an important social event in the evening …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • evening dress — evening attire, festive dress …   English contemporary dictionary

  • evening dress — noun attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening • Syn: ↑formalwear, ↑eveningwear, ↑evening clothes • Hypernyms: ↑attire, ↑garb, ↑dress • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • evening dress — noun a) An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, evening gown b) formal attire worn for evening social events …   Wiktionary

  • evening dress — noun 1 (U) special clothes worn for formal meals, parties etc in the evening 2 also evening gown especially AmE (C) a dress worn by women to formal meals, parties etc in the evening …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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