fancy dress

noun

: a costume (as for a masquerade) chosen to suit the wearer's fancy

Examples of fancy dress in a Sentence

Everyone wore fancy dress for the ball.
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Guests came in all attires, from fancy dresses and button-down shirts to leggings and Crocs, as there is no hard dress code. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 Posse Posse may have cute sets and fancy dresses, but don’t underestimate the casual items from their latest collection, too. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 The model's carousel post for Long's birthday also included a selection of photos looking back on memories of them together, including locking lips in a photo booth and wearing fancy dress costumes. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024 Meghan Markle did the very normal (but rare for Royals) thing of recycling a fancy dress. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fancy dress 

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fancy dress was in 1770

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“Fancy dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20dress. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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