English Explanatory Dictionary

cocktail dress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of women's evening dress suitable for semiformal occasions or cocktail parties.

Word forms

cocktail dress cocktail dresses

Etymology

Apparently coined by Christian Dior in the late 1940s to refer to early-evening wear.

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