evening dress
noun
formal or semiformal attire for evening wear.
Also called
evening clothes.
Compare
morning dress.
Origin of evening dress
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby evening dress
evenhanded,
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evening bag,
evening campion,
evening class,
evening dress,
evening emerald,
evening gown,
evening grosbeak,
evening prayer,
evening primrose
Example sentences from the Web for evening dress
British Dictionary definitions for evening dress
evening dress
noun
attire for wearing at a formal occasion during the evening, esp (for men) a dinner jacket and black tie, or (less commonly, for women) a floor-length gown