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FULL DRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does full dress mean?
• FULL DRESS (noun)
The noun FULL DRESS has 1 sense:
1. formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
Familiarity information: FULL DRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dress suit; full dress; tail coat; tailcoat; tails; white tie; white tie and tails
Hypernyms ("full dress" is a kind of...):
evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)
Meronyms (parts of "full dress"):
morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)
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