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MORNING DRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does morning dress mean?
• MORNING DRESS (noun)
The noun MORNING DRESS has 2 senses:
1. formal attire for men during the daytime
2. a woman's informal dress for housework
Familiarity information: MORNING DRESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formal attire for men during the daytime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("morning dress" is a kind of...):
attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)
Meronyms (parts of "morning dress"):
morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A woman's informal dress for housework
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("morning dress" is a kind of...):
dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
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