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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However, there is a dress code that attendees must follow both on the red carpet and at the Grand Théâtre Lumière gala screenings, which include the artistic teams. Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition. Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026 The theme of each Met Gala, which sets the tone for the evening’s dress code, tends to correspond with that year’s Costume Institute fashion exhibition. Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026 On this first Monday of May, attendees embraced both bright and dark colors and plenty of drama to fit this year’s ]Fashion Is Art dress code. Sydney Pulaski, Glamour, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dress code

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress code was in 1889

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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