evening dress

noun

: an evening gown

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Others showed up in business suits and evening dress. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024 Ellen’s most prominent evening dress is indigo with lilacs embroidered and beaded on the front and on the sleeves. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024 Bri can’t find her black evening dress, which brings her to tears. Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024 The Versace dress Lively wore, a one-shoulder evening dress crafted in georgette with all-over embroidery and shades of pastels, is a nice complement to Lively’s method dressing on the current press tour for the film. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024 Her black tulle evening dress was embroidered with an impressionist landscape of micro-florals. Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 July 2024 In the next scene, Daniela, still in her black evening dress, is showing the ampule to Ryan — making his first appearance in several episodes — and asking him to analyze its contents to find out what the hell her husband has been shooting up. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 5 June 2024 On board, elegance prevails, with a formal evening dress code reflecting Cunard’s sense of occasion. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023 Clad in a warrior-like evening dress overlaid with chain mail-like accents, James lit up the room. Michael Appler, Variety, 12 May 2024

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“Evening dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20dress. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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