Full+dress
21full dress — noun clothes worn on ceremonial or very formal occasions. adjective formal and serious: a full dress conference …
22full-dress debate — noun A set debate of some importance in which the leaders take part • • • Main Entry: ↑full …
23full-dress rehearsal — /fʊl drɛs rəˈhɜsəl/ (say fool dres ruh hersuhl) noun 1. a rehearsal for a theatrical performance in which the players are required to wear full costume. 2. an undertaking seen as the model for some larger undertaking: *The Australian Corps, under …
24full dress — noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men • Syn: ↑dress suit, ↑tailcoat, ↑tail coat, ↑tails, ↑white tie, ↑white tie and tails • Hypernyms: ↑formalwear, ↑ …
25full dress — noun Date: 1748 the style of dress prescribed for ceremonial or formal social occasions …
26full dress — 1. the formal attire customarily worn in the evening, usually consisting of black tailcoats and white bow ties for men, and floor length dresses for women. 2. a ceremonial style of dress. [1755 65] * * * …
27full dress ship — noun : a ship dressed with ensigns and a line of pennants compare dress ship 1 at dress I …
28full-dress uniform — noun the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military uniform * * * …
29full dress — noun Clothing for a formal occasion …
30full-dress — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. formal, dressy, black tie; see formal 4 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Requiring elegant clothes and fine manners: dressy, formal. See PLAIN. 2. Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy: all out,… …
