dinner dress

noun

A gown worn by Victorian women for dinners and parties held in people's homes. It often had long sleeves, a high neck, or a narrow skirt to set it apart from an evening gown.

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Meanings

noundinner dress (plural dinner dresses)

plural dinner dresses

  1. A gown worn by Victorian women for dinners and parties held in people's homes. It often had long sleeves, a high neck, or a narrow skirt to set it apart from an evening gown.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gown for evening wear

Similar
dinner gownformalevening gown
Broader
gownformalweareveningwearevening dress
Also see
evening gownformal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dinner dress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinner%20dress

MLA

“dinner dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinner%20dress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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