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fancy dress

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fancy dress
n.
A masquerade costume.
fancy dress
n
a.  costume worn at masquerades, etc., usually representing a particular role, historical figure, etc.
b.  (as modifier) a fancy-dress ball
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fancy dressfancy dress - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
masquerade costume, masquerade
costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"
disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
domino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
false face - a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
Translations
fancy dress n → costume m, maschera
fancy-dress ball → ballo in maschera
fancy-dress party → festa mascherata
fancy dress n → costume m, maschera
fancy-dress ball → ballo in maschera
fancy-dress party → festa mascherata
fancy dress → زي تَنكري maškarní kostým udklædning Maskenkostüm αποκριάτικη στολή disfraz naamiaispuku déguisement kostim costume 仮装服 가장 무도회 의상 kostuum karnevalskostyme przebranie fantasia маскарадный костюм maskeradkläder ชุดแฟนซี balo kostümü quần áo hóa trang 化装舞会服装


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For the house party had already flung themselves impatiently into fancy dress, and the lawyer, with his neat black suit and red hair, was the only modern figure among them.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
In fact he would certainly have done so, had not Ruby unearthed some old pantomime paste jewels she had worn at a fancy dress party as the Queen of Diamonds.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
With these magnificent portraits, unworthily confined in a band-box during his seclusion among the market-gardens, he decorates his apartment; and as the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty wears every variety of fancy dress, plays every variety of musical instrument, fondles every variety of dog, ogles every variety of prospect, and is backed up by every variety of flower-pot and balustrade, the result is very imposing.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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