nap dress

noun

A type of women's dress having heavy smocking, overexaggerated puff sleeves and a typically long, slightly pleated skirt.

Meanings

nounnap dress (plural nap dresses)

plural nap dresses

  1. businessA type of women's dress having heavy smocking, overexaggerated puff sleeves and a typically long, slightly pleated skirt.
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