minidress

noun

mini·​dress ˈmi-nē-ˌdres How to pronounce minidress (audio)
: a short close-fitting dress

Examples of minidress in a Sentence

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For the Los Angeles premiere of Family Switch in November 2023, Garner kept on theme with the festive season colors, wearing a red minidress with an asymmetrical layered hem. Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 The black minidress featured a line of buttons running down the front placket of the frock and included faux fur animal print cuffs and a collar. Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 Halsey wore a pink latex minidress with white knee socks and pointy-toe black pumps, while her fiancé Avan Jogia wore a leather harness. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024 One woman wears a leopard-print minidress with a matching coat, another a blazer with no shirt underneath. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minidress 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of minidress was in 1965

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“Minidress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minidress. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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