sheath dress

noun

A long close-fitting dress or skirt, often with a slit or pleat on one side. It is longer than a cocktail dress and falls around the knees or lower thighs.

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Meanings

nounsheath dress (plural sheath dresses)

plural sheath dresses

  1. A long close-fitting dress or skirt, often with a slit or pleat on one side. It is longer than a cocktail dress and falls around the knees or lower thighs.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheath dress,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheath%20dress.

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