squaw dress

noun

A dress with a layered full skirt, popular in the United States in the mid-20th century.

Meanings

nounsquaw dress (plural squaw dresses)

plural squaw dresses

  1. USoffensiveA dress with a layered full skirt, popular in the United States in the mid-20th century.

    Synonyms: fiesta dress, patio dress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dress with a layered full skirt, popular in the United States in the mid-20th century.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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