evening gown

noun

: a long, formal dress that is worn to evening parties or events

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Zoe Saldana stunned in an elegant black Saint Laurent evening gown that featured a sheer floral lace bodice. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026 A day earlier, Tung wore a plunging purple evening gown while making her way to SiriusXM Studios for an interview with her Forbidden Fruits costars Lili Reinhart, Alexandra Shipp, and Victoria Pedretti. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026 For a state dinner in Fiji, the duchess accessorized her blue evening gown with an eye-catching pair of diamond earrings. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 The Princess of Wales last wore the Gucci evening gown at the 100 Women in Finance gala dinner at the Victoria and Albert Museum in February of 2019. Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evening gown

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“Evening gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20gown. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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