单词 | cocktail-party frock |
释义 | > as lemmascocktail-party frock General use as a modifier with the sense ‘of, relating to, characteristic of, or occurring at a cocktail party’; as in cocktail-party conversation, cocktail-party frock, etc. ΚΠ 1934 Bradford (Pa.) Era 16 Feb. 8/5 The perfect cocktail party frock. It is of soft lustrous black satin. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 19 This highly useful garment [sc. the little black dress] was..[perfected] in the cocktail party era between 1920 and 1939. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Nov. a8 All those long-winded politicians, lawyers, cocktail party bores. 1991 Lancet 21 Dec. 1588/2 It's only natural for cocktail party conversation to focus on this topic. < as lemmas |
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