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fancy dress
noun
: special clothes that you wear to a party where people are dressed to look like famous people, characters, etc.
Full Definition of FANCY DRESS
: a costume (as for a masquerade) chosen to suit the wearer's fancy
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First Known Use of FANCY DRESS
1770
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