dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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The festival announced the new dress code in April. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 20 May 2025 Diplomatic protocol also dictated the dress code: While most wore black, the handful of Catholic queens and princesses — Letizia of Spain and Charlene of Monaco among others — wore white in a special privilege allowed them. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 The 78th Cannes Film Festival’s dress code landed brashly: No nudity, no big red-carpet dresses. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Tullman, 65, described his intent to offer an upscale, all-adult experience with a dress code. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress code

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress code was in 1961

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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