dress suit

noun

a man's suit for formal evening dress, with tail coat and open-front waistcoat.

Origin of dress suit

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby dress suit

dressoir, dress parade, dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual, drest

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Example sentences from the Web for dress suit

Then I went East and entered a great college; went in for athletics, and wore my first dress-suit.
The Princess Elopes|Harold MacGrath
The sergeant is one of the detective bureau's "dress-suit men."
The Deluge|David Graham Phillips
Even Lord Vignoles (a sartorial connoisseur) had to concede that his dress-suit was a success.
The Sins of Sverac Bablon|Sax Rohmer
He would make it a dress-suit affair and give the little girl a chance.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser

Fred went below and got the bottle of medicine from his dress-suit case.
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle|Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)

British Dictionary definitions for dress suit

dress suit

noun

an ensemble of matching formal evening wear

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dress suit
释义	dress suit noun a man's suit for formal evening dress, with tail coat and open-front waistcoat. Origin of dress suit First recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby dress suit dressoir, dress parade, dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual, drest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dress suit Then I went East and entered a great college; went in for athletics, and wore my first dress-suit. The Princess Elopes\|Harold MacGrath The sergeant is one of the detective bureau's "dress-suit men." The Deluge\|David Graham Phillips Even Lord Vignoles (a sartorial connoisseur) had to concede that his dress-suit was a success. The Sins of Sverac Bablon\|Sax Rohmer He would make it a dress-suit affair and give the little girl a chance. Sister Carrie\|Theodore Dreiser Fred went below and got the bottle of medicine from his dress-suit case. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle\|Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield) British Dictionary definitions for dress suit dress suit noun an ensemble of matching formal evening wear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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