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Examples
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He replied that he would be delighted to see me in dress-clothes talking to gentlemen and ladies.
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You told me, and I know it was quite true, that you had come back at midnight simply in order to change your dress-clothes, and go out again.
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As it was, I ran no risk in dress-clothes, with my hair brushed back and a fine
Greenmantle 2005
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There he was in his rather ill-assorted dress-clothes, with the seal engraved with the arms of his mother the princess, and his swarthy wrinkled face that always made her think of some loose-skinned, furry animal, savage to others but kind to herself.
The Years 2004
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Babbitt (extremely in dress-clothes) went from one group to the other.
Babbit 2004
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Despite their resolution to be democratic they divided into two sets: the men with dress-clothes and the men without.
Babbit 2004
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Pack away your dress-clothes and your tent-trimmings.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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"Gossip's like many common things, interesting when fossilized," squeaked a little, white-haired, pink-faced old gentleman, like an elderly cherub in dress-clothes.
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When Mr. Gibbon came in presently it was seen he had changed into dress-clothes, in which attire he had never before appeared.
Mrs. Day's Daughters Mary E. Mann
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At last in despair she brought Gilbert's dress-clothes into the dining-room and made him change there, still arguing.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932
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