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noun a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
Origin of fancy dress First recorded in 1760–70
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Example sentences from the Web for fancy dress The 1960 pink canvas shown here, called “Concetto spaziale, Attese,” seems too fancy-dress for its slashing to be taken seriously.
The Subtleties of Slashing | Blake Gopnik| May 30, 2012| DAILY BEAST
All you have done is to subject Mr. Fink-Nottle to the nameless horrors of a fancy-dress ball for nothing.
Right Ho, Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
A fancy-dress ball, for instance, was given at the theatre, and I had her promise not to attend the ball in male attire.
The Confession of a Fool | August Strindberg
Is it an offence to go to a fancy-dress ball in a police officer's uniform?
The Grell Mystery | Frank Froest
So I make June a sort of pranky, fancy-dress party for my soul.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
A man who can set out in a cab for a fancy-dress ball and not get there is manifestly a poop of no common order.
Right Ho, Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
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British Dictionary definitions for fancy dress noun costume worn at masquerades, etc, usually representing a particular role, historical figure, etc (as modifier ) a fancy-dress ball Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to fancy dress apparel, regalia, frippery, gear, suit, decoration, splendor, caparison, trimmings, trinkets, formals, bib and tucker, full dress