dinner dress

noun

1. a dress, often long and having sleeves or a jacket, more elaborate than one designed for daytime wear but less formal than an evening gown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinner dress¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

We cowered as she searched through the hangers for her dinner dress.

From Literature

Cameron: There are always moments that are difficult or more challenging, and the dinner dress was difficult to work out.

From Los Angeles Times

“No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”

From Literature

El Moussa, however, agreed to make the pick after the pair knew the rehearsal dinner dress would look very different from the wedding dress.

From Fox News

In footage of the Savoy Hotel show, Dawnay wears a white debutante dress called “Innocence,” a white embroidered dress “Muguet de Mai,” a silk coat called “Ravel” and a dinner dress made of straw lace.

From Washington Times