ceremonial dress

collocation in English

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ceremonial
adjective
uk
/ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.əl/us
/ˌser.ɪˈmoʊ.ni.əl/
related to, used in, or involving a ceremony (= a fixed set of formal acts performed on important social or ...
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dress
noun
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
a piece of clothing that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs, usually worn by women and ...
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(Definition ofceremonialanddressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Items ofceremonialdressfor animals include headpieces, reins and browbands.
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Items ofceremonialdressfor regimental mascots are not purchased from public funds.
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The rules forceremonialdressare based on custom and practice which predate the creation of the diplomatic service in 1964.
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He said that this was forceremonialdress.
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This is the first figure which we have been given, except for the derisory point aboutceremonialdress.
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Would he have cut the amount we have saved onceremonialdress?
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Certainly someceremonialdressis required, but is it, possibly, money set aside for tropical kit?
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Is it really forceremonialdress?
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He established a hereditary nobility, along with coats of arms and prescribedceremonialdress.
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This two-piece costume was considered to be aceremonialdress.
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A second distinctive uniform, the concertceremonialdressuniform, is patterned in white with blue highlights such as shoulder boards and cuffs.
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It was used routinely at court, but ordinary people were to use this only when they wear aceremonialdress.
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In urban areas, theceremonialdressconsists of a linen shirt with collar and long sleeves.
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The cape is thought to have formed part of aceremonialdress, perhaps with religious connections.
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Medals and accoutrements may be worn onceremonialdressoccasions.
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Some of the reliefs represent important battles of the sixteenth-century wars of expansion, however, the majority depict noble dignitaries wearing splendidceremonialdress.
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Today the academic attire is aceremonialdressto use in formal students ceremonial.
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Jijeung continued this program in the following years, with a reform ofceremonialdressin 504 and of local administration in 505.
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Ceremonial dresses are worn on formal occasions, including a child's first birthday (doljanchi), a wedding or a funeral.
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Ceremonial dresses are worn on formal occasions, including a child's first birthday, a wedding or a funeral.
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