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fancy dress

–noun
a 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.

Origin:
1760–70
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fancy dress  
n.  A masquerade costume.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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