"tea dress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tea dresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tea dress (plural tea dresses)
  1. Synonym of tea-gown Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: tea-gown [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tea_dress-en-noun-IW2IZEcC Disambiguation of Clothing: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52
  2. A short, semiformal, dress appropriate for afternoon tea or similar occasions, relaxed enough for dancing, and usually made of light printed fabric. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: tea-dress, teadress
    Sense id: en-tea_dress-en-noun-3UbaEPC7 Disambiguation of Clothing: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52

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