cocktail dress

Questions

What does cocktail dress mean?

A type of women's evening dress suitable for semiformal occasions or cocktail parties.

Where does cocktail dress come from?

Apparently coined by Christian Dior in the late 1940s to refer to early-evening wear.

How to pronounce cocktail dress

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