fancy-dress or costume
1fancy dress — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑costume VERB + FANCY DRESS ▪ don, wear ▪ Several of the managers donned fancy dress for the office party. FANCY DRESS + NOUN ▪ ball, party …
2fancy dress party — fancy dress ,party noun count BRITISH a COSTUME PARTY …
3fancy dress — ► NOUN ▪ a costume worn to make someone look like a famous person, fictional character, or an animal …
4fancy dress — n. a masquerade costume …
5fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character. [1760 70] * * * …
6fancy dress — costume worn at a ball or masquerade …
7fancy dress — fan′cy dress′ n. clo a costume, as for a masquerade, chosen to please the wearer s fancy • Etymology: 1760–70 …
8fancy dress — /fænsi ˈdrɛs/ (say fansee dres) noun 1. dress chosen in accordance with the wearer s fancy, for wear at a ball or the like, as that characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character. 2. any… …
9fancy dress — noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party • Syn: ↑masquerade, ↑masquerade costume • Derivationally related forms: ↑masquerade (for: ↑masquerade) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10fancy dress — noun Date: 1770 a costume (as for a masquerade) chosen to suit the wearer s fancy …
