morning dress
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editmorning dress (countable and uncountable, plural morning dresses)
- (now historical) A woman's dress designed for informal day wear.
- (uncountable) Clothing to be worn in the morning or daytime, as opposed to the evening; now (specifically), a man's formal suit consisting of a (usually) dark grey morning coat, waistcoat and striped trousers accompanied with a top hat, white shirt and tie or cravat.
- Morning dress can be worn up to 5:00 pm.