Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to situations in which informal clothing is permitted.
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Examples
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Add to this list a pair of chocolate-brown, stretch cords and a pair of the same in black—great for dress-down Fridays, smart weekends and school meetings.
The Building Blocks of a Smart Wardrobe Tina Gaudoin 2011
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The heavily freckled South African entrepreneur, in dotcom regulation dress-down attire, is bursting to fight back against perceptions of his business as a predator exploiting the desperate and destitute — a "legal loan shark" as its critics have labelled it.
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The designer, not known for dress-down clothing, said with this collection he wanted to make clothes that are "multifunctional and multioccasion," since women today "don't go home and change to go out, they go with or without a change in accessories."
Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011
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If you go with a tie-dye shirt to the office, you are most likely to get your boss call you in and telling you, 'That is not something you wear to the office unless it is a dress-down Friday.'
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If you go with a tie-dye shirt to the office, you are most likely to get your boss call you in and telling you, 'That is not something you wear to the office unless it is a dress-down Friday.'
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The designer, not known for dress-down clothing, said with this collection he wanted to make clothes that are "multifunctional and multioccasion," since women today "don't go home and change to go out, they go with or without a change in accessories."
Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011
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He had NO answers, a total dress-down by Goober Graham.
Sen. Graham knocks around AG Holder on KSM. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Dinner at the View, the dress-down, fine-dining restaurant, begins with a refreshing beetroot, pineapple and melon shooter.
New Island Charm in Thailand Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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If you go with a tie-dye shirt to the office, you are most likely to get your boss call you in and telling you, 'That is not something you wear to the office unless it is a dress-down Friday.'
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This is your dress-down timepiece, worn everywhere from the beach to the ski slopes or for pottering around in the garden.
So Many Watches, So Little Time Ken Kessler 2010
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