teadress

plural teadresses

1. alternativeAlternative form of tea dress.

   Her grandmother’s teadress is purple and green, ragged along the hem.

   2011, Ruth Sorrell, “Counterbalance”, in JoSelle Vanderhooft, Catherine Lundoff, editors, Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic, Maple Shade, N.J.: Lethe Press, →ISBN, page 11

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   There were longer fuller skirts as well as tight ones, shorter fitted jackets, demure wrapover ‘teadresses’, neat hats and gloves, and low heeled shoes, all firmly reminiscent of the 1930s and 40s.

   1988, David Bond, Jocelyn Boris, “The 1980s”, in The Guinness Guide to 20th Century Fashion, Guinness, →ISBN, page 233

   Only then did she realize she was still in the man’s trousers Pops had chosen for her morning attire and not in the blue crepe de Chine teadress she’d picked out for herself.

   1996, Patricia Hearst, Cordelia Frances Biddle, chapter 10, in Murder at San Simeon, Lisa Drew Books, →ISBN, page 107

   I waited, almost expected Rosaleen to come sprinting across the road with her teadress hitched up to her thighs, revealing hamstrings so tight Jimi Hendrix could play on them.

   2009, Cecelia Ahern, The Book of Tomorrow, Windsor/Paragon, →ISBN, page 60

   Blazers or “boyfriend” jackets look amazing with jeans or even over a summer teadress.

   2012, Tracy Martin, “The Pant Suit”, in The Little Black Dress: How to Dress Perfectly for Any Occasion, London; New York, N.Y.: CICO Books, →ISBN, page 43

   Anna put on a gingham teadress and wedges, winding her hair up in kirby grips.

   2013, Abby Clements, Vivien’s Heavenly Ice Cream Shop, Quercus, →ISBN, page 339