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MORNING DRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does morning dress mean? 

MORNING DRESS (noun)
  The noun MORNING DRESS has 2 senses:

1. formal attire for men during the daytimeplay

2. a woman's informal dress for houseworkplay

  Familiarity information: MORNING DRESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MORNING DRESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Formal attire for men during the daytime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Meronyms (parts of "morning dress"):

morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A woman's informal dress for housework

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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


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