cocktail dress

noun

: a usually short dress that is suitable for formal occasions

Examples of cocktail dress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her powder blue cocktail dress featured long sleeves and a boat neck-like neckline. Nick Hall, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024 Her most recent appearances saw her in similar black power outfits, such as at the TIFF premiere of Emilia Perez in a sparkly black cocktail gown, and at the fourth season premiere of Only Murders, which featured yet another black cocktail dress with a halter neck. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2024 Salma Hayek Salma Hayek favored a body-con cocktail dress. Julia Teti, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024 According to the museum, many of the works have never been exhibited or seen outside the archives, including the corset of an 19th-century Parisian fashion plate, a 1938 Elsa Schiaparelli evening look, actress Mae West’s 1940s negligees and a 1952 cocktail dress by Christian Dior. Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail dress 

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“Cocktail dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20dress. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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