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Definition dress in British English

dress noun

noun
/dres/
1

a piece of clothing that covers a woman's body and part of her legs

Example

a blue cotton dress

Example

I'd never seen her in a dress before.

Synonyms and related words
ballgown caftan chemise
2

the clothes that are typical of a particular place, time in history, or occasion

Example

The children were wearing traditional Norwegian dress.

Example

They performed the play in Victorian dress.

Synonyms and related words
dress kilt kimono
2.1

the clothes that someone usually wears

Example

He has an unusual style of dress.

Synonyms and related words
apparel attire clobber
Definition dress in British English

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cocktail dress (noun) dress (verb) dress (noun) dress (up) to the nines (phrase) dress circle (noun) dress code (noun) dress down (phrasal verb) dress rehearsal (noun) dress sense (noun) dress shirt (noun) dress someone’s hair (phrase) dress uniform (noun) dress up (phrasal verb) dress-down day (noun) evening dress (noun) fancy dress (noun) fancy dress party (noun) full dress (noun) the part (phrase) morning dress (noun) national dress (noun) slip dress (noun) wedding dress (noun)