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fancy dress

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fancy dress (noun)
  2. fancy dress ball (noun)

fancy dress

noun

Definition of FANCY DRESS

: a costume (as for a masquerade) chosen to suit the wearer's fancy
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Examples of FANCY DRESS

  1. Everyone wore fancy dress for the ball.

First Known Use of FANCY DRESS

1770

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