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

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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