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full dress

How to use full dress in a sentence

At sea he allows her to wear an easy negligé, but in port she must appear in full dress.

Such an invitation, addressed either to an intimate friend or mere acquaintance, will signify full dress.

The Prince and Princess appeared in full dress in the king's box, which is in the centre of the house.

The Opera—Here you should wear full dress, an opera cloak, and either a head-dress, or dressy bonnet of some thin material.

At an evening reception let the bride wear full dress, but not her wedding-dress.

From him I learned that the occasion was neither a full-dress ball nor a chance gathering of a jour fixe, but a musical matinee.

The Queen's Counsel's full dress gown is of figured black silk, tufted all over like a parish clerk's.

It was a sort of full dress crossing, so to speak, when all the officers collect and watch the passage.

From there, behind the scenes, the comedian in full dress could step before the footlights into salvoes of savage applause.

Tippa, in one tongue, Malku in another, denote the tassel which is a man's full dress suit.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985