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COCKTAIL DRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cocktail dress mean? 

COCKTAIL DRESS (noun)
  The noun COCKTAIL DRESS has 1 sense:

1. a dress suitable for formal occasionsplay

  Familiarity information: COCKTAIL DRESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COCKTAIL DRESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dress suitable for formal occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cocktail dress; sheath

Hypernyms ("cocktail dress" is a kind of...):

dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)


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