fancy dress

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A masquerade without masks is merely fancy dress with an open bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

James lost his life after going to watch cricket in fancy dress, when England played a Test match at Trent Bridge in July 2011.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Winkleman, who put out the flames with another parent, took a short break from Strictly, and later campaigned for tougher fire safety laws on fancy dress costumes.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

“The bishop’s wife wants to know when we are going to give a fancy dress ball at Manderley,” I said, watching him out of the tail of my eye.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier