dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first — and only — king reads like a historical novel of a bygone era with Black princes and knights, an elaborate dress code and a palace, Sans-Souci, to match. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 From here on out, please give us a straightforward dress code on the invitation. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025 The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code. — Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025 Wimbledon’s dress code was updated for the first time in nearly 150 years in 2023, when it was announced that women would be allowed to wear dark-colored undershorts if on their periods. — Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress code

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dress code was in 1961

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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