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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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There was also one dress code for guests. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025 But the implementation of these new rules — concerning dress code, cell phone use and cash handling, among other things — forced widespread turnover at the store, Dinaro said. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025 In a world of extreme attention on uniform uniformity – the NFL has 64 employees whose only job is to look for dress code violations on game day – there is not exactly a lot of room for displays of personality and individuality in the NFL uniform. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025 The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute announced its spring exhibition Monday, which typically inspires the dress code for the evening. Renee Anderson, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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