New Look

proper noun

The new national security policy of the United States during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which aimed to balance Cold War military commitments with the nation's financial resources.

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Meanings

proper nounthe New Look
  1. UShistoricalThe new national security policy of the United States during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which aimed to balance Cold War military commitments with the nation's financial resources.
  2. historicalfashionAn influential fashion collection launched by designer Christian Dior in 1947.

    Dufresne has also included sketches that changed the history of fashion, such as the fitted, hip-padded "Bar" jacket and full skirt from the famous 1947 "New Look."

    2005 May 17, Suzy Menkes, “A time to explore the roots of Dior”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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APA

New Look. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Look

MLA

“New Look.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Look. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Look,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Look.

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