dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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The dress code suggested earthy, organic leanings, and my emerald satin H&M dress was embroidered with jeweled bugs. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024 Conforming to a dress code no longer means sacrificing comfort — which is especially important for long travel days and exploring cobblestone streets. Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024 Protests erupted across Iran in 2022 against the dress code following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 Does your state have a dress code for going to a polling place? Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dress code 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress code was in 1961

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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