Skirts and dresses

a special long dress worn by a woman for dancing at a ball (=a formal social event)

a long loose dress or piece of underwear, worn by women

a tight silk dress with a high neck, short sleeves, and a slit (=long narrow space) on each side by the leg that is worn by Chinese and Indonesian women

cocktail dress (noun)

a short dress that is suitable for a formal party

dirndl (noun)

a wide skirt or dress that fits tightly at the waist

dress (noun)

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

evening dress (noun)

a long dress that a woman wears when she goes to an important social event in the evening

formal (noun)

American a long dress that a woman wears to a formal dance

frock (noun)

old-fashioned a dress

gown (noun)

a special long dress worn by a woman, often for dancing or other special occasions

gymslip (noun)

British a type of dress without sleeves that girls used to wear as part of a school uniform

habit (noun)

a simple dress worn by nuns and other members of religious communities

jumper (noun)

American a pinafore

kaftan (noun)

a long loose dress

kanga (noun)

a colourful cloth, originally from East Africa, that women wear wrapped around their bodies like a long dress

lungi (noun)

a piece of cloth that you wrap around your waist like a long skirt

maxi (noun)

a long skirt, dress, or coat that reaches your feet

mini (noun)

a miniskirt

miniskirt (noun)

a very short skirt

pencil skirt (noun)

a tight narrow skirt

pinafore (noun)

British a loose dress without sleeves that is worn over a blouse or shirt

pinafore (noun)

American a loose dress without sleeves that is worn by young girls

sari (noun)

a very long wide piece of cloth, especially silk, that women in India wrap around their bodies to make a type of long dress

sarong (noun)

a long wide piece of cloth that is tied around the waist to make a skirt or at the shoulder to make a dress. It is worn by men and women in Malaysia and some other countries.

sheath (noun)

a dress that fits tightly around a woman’s body

shift (noun)

a woman’s dress that hangs down straight

shirtwaister (noun)

British a type of dress with buttons down the front that fits tightly around your waist

shortie (adjective)

informal a shortie coat, skirt, or jacket is shorter than the usual length

skirt (noun)

a piece of clothing for a woman or girl. It hangs from the waist and is not joined between the legs

slip dress (noun)

a dress made of a light thin cloth such as silk with no sleeves and narrow pieces of cloth going over the shoulders

sundress (noun)

a light dress that does not cover your arms or shoulders, usually worn in hot weather

tutu (noun)

a short skirt made of stiff cloth that a female ballet dancer wears

wedding dress (noun)

a special dress, often a long white one, worn by a woman at her wedding

wrap (noun)

a piece of cloth that a woman wears around her waist as a skirt or around her shoulders as a shawl

wraparound (noun)

a wraparound skirt

Synonyms and antonyms of Skirts and dresses in British Thesaurus