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fancy dress

NOUN
finery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel regalia
STRONG
caparison decoration formals frippery gear splendor suit trimmings trinkets
WEAK
Sunday best trappings bib and tucker full dress
Antonyms
WEAK
rags

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James lost his life after going to watch cricket in fancy dress, when England played a Test match at Trent Bridge in July 2011.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The brave swimmers will be donning fancy dress to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Paul Smith, the Liverpool world title challenger who trained alongside Hatton, remembers one fancy dress party when Hatton dressed as 'Ginger Spice' Geri Halliwell.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Lady Ashton attended the theater in the most absurd fancy dress imaginable.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood