dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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To make the most of your dress code, find ways to let your personality shine through by opting for something unique and on trend, like polka dots or leopard print. Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 22 July 2025 More recently, the Watertown school board has ramped up focus on revising the district's dress code and reexamining the human growth and development curriculum. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025 The removal of the player dress code isn’t one of the more financially impactful changes to the new CBA, but one players are happy with nonetheless. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Tennis whites have a storied history at The Championships, Wimbledon, as the dress code for competitors on the court. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress code

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress code was in 1961

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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