fancy dress




WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fan′cy dress′, 
  1. Clothinga 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fancy dress
  1. costume worn at masquerades, etc, usually representing a particular role, historical figure, etc
  2. (as modifier): a fancy-dress ball
'fancy dress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
costume - dress up - guising

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