"cocktailwear" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1964 July 13, International Commerce, volume 70, number 28, Bureau of International Commerce, page 53:",
          "text": "[…] medium-priced fabrics for women’s cocktailwear.",
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          "ref": "1986, Georgina O’Hara, The Encyclopedia of Fashion, New York, N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., →ISBN, page 233:",
          "text": "Stavropoulos’s designs for daywear, cocktailwear, and eveningwear tend to be conservative, but his imaginative use of chiffon and his clever blending ensure his popularity.",
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          "ref": "1997, Richard Martin, editor, The St. James Fashion Encyclopedia: A Survey of Style from 1945 to the Present, Visible Ink Press, →ISBN, page 365:",
          "text": "He also likes to design versatile mix-and-match outfits that can unite to create ensembles ranging from glamorous cocktailwear to daywear.",
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          "ref": "1997, Time Out Guide: Miami: Orlando & South Florida, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 136:",
          "text": "Tropical cocktailwear and smart clothing for the modern woman with the perfect figure.",
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          "ref": "2002, “ModelSearch 2001”, in LadyLike, number 48, CDS, →ISSN, page 26:",
          "text": "The shows open with cocktailwear (not judged) that is choreographed to make the girls loosen up a bit and test their catwalk skills with other models in a runway scenario.",
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          "ref": "2007, Patricia Davidson, The Shopaholic’s Guide to Buying Online, Capstone, →ISBN, page 390:",
          "text": "On their stylish website you can look at their elegantly photographed online catalogues plus their cocktailwear, and find out where your nearest stockist is wherever you are in the world.",
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          "word": "cocktail dress"
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