fancy dress
Definition
- Noun:
- A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party: "Fancy dress" refers to special clothing, often elaborate or imaginative, worn to represent a specific character, theme, or historical period, typically for a party or event where such costumes are expected.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She wore an elaborate pirate fancy dress to the costume ball.
- The party invitation specified "fancy dress," so everyone came dressed as movie characters.
- Finding the right fancy dress for the masquerade took weeks of planning.
Advanced Usage
- "In fancy dress": wearing a costume.
- The entire cast appeared in fancy dress for the final scene.
- "Fancy dress party/ball": an event where costumes are worn.
- The annual Halloween gathering is always a fancy dress party.
Variants and Related Words
- Costume (n): a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country, historical period, or character; often used interchangeably with "fancy dress" in this context.
- Masquerade (n): a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- Disguise (n): something that serves to conceal one's true identity.
Synonyms
- Costume: A set of clothes for a particular occasion or activity, especially one worn to impersonate someone or something.
- Garb: Clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind.
Related Phrases
- Fancy dress competition: A contest where the best costume is judged.
- He won first prize in the fancy dress competition dressed as a robot.
- To go in fancy dress: To attend an event wearing a costume.
- Are you going in fancy dress this year, or just regular clothes?
Related Idioms
- (All) dressed up: Wearing one's best or most formal clothes; can also imply being in costume.
- They were all dressed up for the fancy dress parade.
Noun
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a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
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