Meanings
nounshift dress (plural shift dresses)
plural shift dresses
- A loose fitting dress that falls between midthigh and the knee.
Origin
From shift (“underdress, slip”) + dress.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch shiftjurk
- shiftjurkloose fitting dress
German Shiftkleid
- Shiftkleidloose fitting dress
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shift dress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20dress
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“shift dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20dress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift dress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20dress.
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