minidress
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɪniˌdrɛs/
:
minivestido
- When Matthew showed up that evening to pick Gabby up, she was wearing a bright orange minidress and huge cube-shaped plastic earrings.
- a black minidress
- a tight minidress
- a pink minidress
Examples
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He watched the sway of her spangled minidress, her smile as she approached him.
Fiction book (1999) -
Malle—in a minidress of indigo silk and violet suede shoes, her flaming red hair clinging to her neck and earlobes like a cloche.
Fiction book (1998) -
I wore those paper minidresses that cost a dollar at Woolworth's.
Fiction book (1998) -
A blonde woman in a short-sleeved minidress chafed one bare arm with the other hand as he walked past.
Fiction book (2002) -
I bought a new orange minidress and matching fishnet stockings and T-strap sling-back heels.
Fiction book (1994) -
She has a penchant for wearing close-fitting minidresses and knee-high boots.
Blog text (2) -
She wore a stunning red minidress that hugged her figure perfectly.
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At the summer party, everyone admired her bright yellow minidress with floral patterns.
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For the evening gala, he suggested she choose a classic black minidress to pair with her heels.
Synonyms
2
2.6
A very short dress that ends well above the knees
How Short
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word minidress joins mini-, meaning 'small', and dress, so it literally means a 'small' dress. That's why a minidress is very short and was popular with young people in the 1960s.