: reaching to the floor
a floor-length gown

Examples of floor-length in a Sentence

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While the bride wore a satin, strapless Danielle Frankel wedding gown for the ceremony, the voluminous, floor-length skirt obscured her shoes on her big day. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 There’s open shelving for your clothes with a floor-length mirror. Ann Lee, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026 For that occasion—and as the world waited to see her wedding dress—Swift wore a floor-length pink floral gown by Markarian. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 Sunny, who plays the lead in the film, wore a green floor-length dress, while Sadie wore a satin black dress. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floor-length

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floor-length was in 1939

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“Floor-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor-length. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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