court dress
Example Sentences
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The queen, the wife of King Charles III, was wearing a white dress at the All England Club, where the players on court dress all in white.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
A portrait of Napoleon in court dress, giving the Sun King the side eye from one wall over, serves as an entertaining complement.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023
When court dress was expected at European state functions, Americans considered it unseemly for the representatives of a democracy, so American diplomats were instructed to wear ordinary evening clothes.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
Costumes — ageless monk’s robes, ornate ceremonial court dress, boxy Soviet suits, modern down jackets — suited the centuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2018
He carried Chinese court dress with him in his canoe in case he should meet Chinese agents coming from the East.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
