cocktail dress

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noun

a semiformal, typically short dress, such as one might wear to a cocktail party:
With a flouncy knee-length skirt and crisply tailored collar, this satin-organza cocktail dress serves up fun with a dash of formality.

Was that a cocktail dress Maria Sharapova was wearing Tuesday night when she won her first match at the 2009 U.S. Open?

Pheola let me get her a cocktail dress in one of the women's shops.

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