fancy dress
Example Sentences
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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
The brave swimmers will be donning fancy dress to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.
From BBC
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
There were fancy dresses made of silk and velvet and chiffon, men’s breeches and brocade vests, miles of taffeta and endless lengths of ribbon, and countless boxes of tiaras and leather slippers.
From Literature
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Lady Ashton attended the theater in the most absurd fancy dress imaginable.
From Literature
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