Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A light summer dress with a bodice that exposes the arms and shoulders.
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- noun a lightweight, typically sleeveless
dress , usually aminidress , intended forsummer wear
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's not yet 9 o'clock, and she's been cleaning up since dawn in her sundress, which is the color of shamrocks, and her big silver jewelry.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cheers Leader Nancy Ruhling 2011
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It's not yet 9 o'clock, and she's been cleaning up since dawn in her sundress, which is the color of shamrocks, and her big silver jewelry.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cheers Leader Nancy Ruhling 2011
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But the sundress is a summertime wardrobe staple that can be worn by women of any size and remain flattering.
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But the sundress is a summertime wardrobe staple that can be worn by women of any size and remain flattering.
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But I don't suppose a sundress could be the next item on the menu?
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Her dark hair looked so soft; she was wearing a long sundress with an African print that left her shoulders bare.
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Crew ad, how about one in which a little boy models a sundress?
Dave Hagler: The Real Reason Jenna Lyons Painted Her Son's Toenails Pink Dave Hagler 2011
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These festive platforms—designed by everyone from Manhattan-based label Loeffler Randall to Suno, which sources its vibrant prints from Kenya—can be worn peeking out from under a billowing wide trouser or a sundress.
Tropical Kick 2011
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How quickly he'd sprung from the sheets to wrestle with her and pull down her sundress but she had pushed him away, covering herself, trying to tell him through her laughter: No!
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She was still wearing the sundress but had a blue shawl to cover her shoulders.
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