the dress

proper noun

A dress, a photograph of which became an online viral phenomenon in 2015 as debate raged over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.

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the dress1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of The Dress.

The Dress2

proper noun

alternative the dress

  1. InternetA dress, a photograph of which became an online viral phenomenon in 2015 as debate raged over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.

    “The Dress” is an excellent example of light source, reflectance, and shadow indeterminacy.

    2019, Daniel T. Willingham, Cedar Riener, Cognition: The Thinking Animal, page 74
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“the dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20dress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the dress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20dress.

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