dress code

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noun

: a set of rules about what clothing may and may not be worn at a school, office, restaurant, etc.

Full Definition of DRESS CODE

:  formally or socially imposed standards of dress

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Examples of DRESS CODE

1. The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.

First Known Use of DRESS CODE

1968

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