cocktail dress
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cocktail dress
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Apparently coined by Christian Dior in the late 1940s to refer to early-evening wear.
noun cocktail dresses
- A type of women's evening dress suitable for semiformal occasions or cocktail parties.
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noun woman's evening dress suitable for cocktail parties
| Español | vestido de cóctel |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | カクテルドレス kakuteru doresu |
| 中文 | 小禮服 /小礼服 xiǎolǐfú |
| Deutsch | Cocktailkleid |
| Română | rochie de cocktail |
| Русский | выходно́е пла́тье vyxodnóje plátʹje |
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@misc{cocktail_dress_2026,
title = {cocktail dress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cocktail%20dress},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
