formal wear

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandwear

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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wear
noun[U]
uk
/weər/us
/wer/
clothes suitable for a particular use or clothes of a ...
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(Definition offormalandwearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal wear

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Lifestyle changes are taking the industry rapidly away fromformalweartowards a more casual style of dressing with new products.
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They do so because in common with lawyers theirformalwearsymbolises their dedication to public service and that they are not as others.
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It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men'sformalwear.
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While striped "hakama" are usually worn with formal kimono, stripes in colours other than black, grey and white may be worn with lessformalwear.
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The badge or star is not worn usually, except at the time of the decoration ceremony or on a dress uniform orformalwear.
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Weyerhauser, his wife and daughter attended together with several hundred guests all attired informalwear.
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They arrive by limo at the tycoon's compound, dressed informalwearfor a dinner party.
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His face turns different colors as he squirms and unravels hisformalwear.
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Known for their tailored and form-fitting clothes, it sellsformalwear, casual wear, evening wear, and footwear.
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Students are required to come informalwear.
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Dinner jackets were appropriateformalwearwhen dressing for dinner at home or at a men's club.
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In the latter case, depending on culture and local traditions, customers might wear semi-casual, semi-formal orformalwear.
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These were also favoured for lessformalwear, particularly by coachmen and cab drivers, who needed free movement of their arms.
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It is aformalwearmeant only for ceremonial purposes.
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Such costumes often come in two forms: one for everyday occasions, the other for festivals andformalwear.
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The team was remarkable for the fact that the players played in full suits andformalwear.
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Full mess dress is thus matched by "hgtidsdrkt" (formalwear) and the lesser mess dress by "sllskapsdrkt" (society wear).
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Falco is shown in a modern dinner jacket, walking past people in eighteenth-centuryformalwear.
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Western-styleformalwearis also worn by some children.
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