cocktail length

noun

The length of a cocktail dress, typically around knee length.

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Meanings

nouncocktail length (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe length of a cocktail dress, typically around knee length.

    Esther Groscurth was striking in a Grecian wrapped bodice of red crepe with nylon accordion-pleated skirt of cocktail length.

    1956, Billboard, page 92
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    If you wear a dress, cocktail length is the way to go (obviously). That means that your dress should hit your leg right below the knee, as shown in Figure 11-1.

    2009, Jill Martin, Pierre A. Lehu, Fashion For Dummies, page 194
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