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fancy dress

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costumenoun

    a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

Wiktionary

  1. fancy dressnoun

    A costume, disguise to masquerade as something or someone else.

  2. fancy dressnoun

    Formalwear.

Wikipedia

  1. fancy dress

    A costume party (American English) or fancy dress party (other varieties of English) is a type of party, common in contemporary Western culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock character, or historical figure. Such parties are popular in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, especially during Halloween.

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  1. fancy dress

    Fancy dress refers to clothing or costumes worn on special occasions or at parties that represent a specific character, period, or theme. Often seen at masquerade balls, Halloween parties, or costume parties, the attire is specifically chosen or designed to amuse, entertain, or fit the theme of the event. Fancy dress is not typical daily wear, but rather a way of disguising or transforming one's appearance temporarily.

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  1. fancy dress

    Read the full text of the Fancy Dress poem by Siegfried Sassoon on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fancy dress in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fancy dress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fancy dress in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Angel:

    It was a monk's robe that was being hired out and had been hired out for fancy dress parties, not just (rented to) one person. I should think loads of people.


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