evening wear

  • 1evening wear — evening wear, = evening dress. (Cf. ↑evening dress) …

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  • 2evening wear — formal clothes worn at an evening event …

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  • 3evening dress — evening ,dress noun 1. ) evening dress or evening wear uncount formal clothes that people wear when they go to important social events in the evening 2. ) evening dress or evening gown count a long dress that a woman wears when she goes to an… …

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  • 4Evening glove — satin evening gloves Ladies evening gloves or opera gloves are a type of formal glove that reaches beyond the elbow. Ladies gloves for formal and semi formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full length (over the… …

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  • 5wear — wear1 [ wer ] (past tense wore [ wɔr ] ; past participle worn [ wɔrn ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to have something on your body as clothing, decoration, or protection: He was wearing jeans and a T shirt. She wasn t wearing any makeup. I don t… …

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  • 6wear — [[t]we͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ wears, wearing, wore, worn 1) VERB When you wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body. [V n] He was wearing a brown uniform... [V …

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  • 7wear — I UK [weə(r)] / US [wer] verb Word forms wear : present tense I/you/we/they wear he/she/it wears present participle wearing past tense wore UK [wɔː(r)] / US [wɔr] past participle worn UK [wɔː(r)n] / US [wɔrn] *** 1) a) [transitive] to have… …

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  • 8wear — 1 verb past tense wore past participle worn 1 ON YOUR BODY (T) to have something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery on your body: I m going to wear a black dress and my diamond earrings. | Why aren t you wearing your glasses? | wear a seatbelt… …

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  • 9wear — I. /wɛə / (say wair) verb (wore, worn, wearing) –verb (t) 1. to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a watch; to wear a disguise. 2. to have or use on a person… …

  • 10wear*/*/*/ — [weə] (past tense wore [wɔː] ; past participle worn [wɔːn] ) verb I 1) [T] to have something on your body as clothing, decoration, or protection He was wearing jeans and a T shirt.[/ex] She wasn t wearing any make up.[/ex] He wears glasses… …

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