Evening dress consists of the formal clothes that people wear to formal occasions in the evening.
2. countable noun
An evening dress is a special dress, usually a long one, that a woman wears to a formal occasion in the evening.
evening dress in British English
noun
attire for wearing at a formal occasion during the evening, esp (for men) a dinner jacket and black tie, or (less commonly, for women) a floor-length gown
evening dress in American English
or evening clothes
formal clothes worn on formal occasions in the evening
Examples of 'evening dress' in a sentence
evening dress
Dressed in a black satin evening dress that was a perfect fit for her tiny body, Gloria should have looked marvellous.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
We were the only guests not in full evening dress, and several people stared rudely as we were escorted to our table by Mr. Locke himself.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2002)
Word lists with
evening dress
types of clothes, types of clothing, suit
In other languages
evening dress
British English: evening dress /ˈiːvnɪŋ drɛs/ NOUN
Evening dress consists of the formal clothes that people wear to formal occasions in the evening.