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SUNDAY CLOTHES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sunday clothes mean?
• SUNDAY CLOTHES (noun)
The noun SUNDAY CLOTHES has 1 sense:
1. the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
Familiarity information: SUNDAY CLOTHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Sunday best; Sunday clothes
Hypernyms ("Sunday clothes" is a kind of...):
finery (elaborate or showy attire and accessories)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Context examples
I have put out your Sunday clothes with the nankeen vest, since you are to see the Prince to-morrow, and you will wear your brown silk stockings and buckle shoes.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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