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Definitions

fancy dress

NOUN
finery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel regalia
STRONG
caparison decoration formals frippery gear splendor suit trimmings trinkets
WEAK
Sunday best trappings bib and tucker full dress
Antonyms
WEAK
rags

Example Sentences

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In pictures taken at the time Trevor can be seen on stage with Barlow, including one documenting the pair in fancy dress on New Year's Eve.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

It is not the first time Latin American officers have used fancy dress while apprehending suspected criminals.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The brave swimmers will be donning fancy dress to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Police advised schools to be placed in lockdown after reports of a suspected gunman on the loose - only to find it was a boy in fancy dress with a toy gun.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Then I cleaned the make-up off my face that I had put on for the fancy dress.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier