full dress

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full dress Meaning of "full dress"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Synonym(s)

tail coat, tailcoat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails

Usage(s):

  1. After the ceremony, the young man returned to his dorm room in full dress uniform and received a spontaneous round of applause from classmates.
  2. During the final full dress rehearsal for India's Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, a replica of India's Agni-III missile passes by spectators.
  3. Then he went off to drill the battalion, which was waiting on the parade ground in full dress uniform, in preparation for a medal ceremony to be held several weeks away.
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