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Meanings of court habit in inglés

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Back-fastening gown worn as court dress for the most formal occasions.

        Wikidata

        Extremely formal woman's dress conforming to the regulations for attendance on or presentation to a monarch.

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              Examples for "court dress"
              Examples for "court dress"
              1
              In a cluster of ladies in court dress, the Englishman recognized Bernardino.
              The Land of the Changing Sun
              2
              Every one was in uniform or in what corresponded to court dress.
              The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
              3
              He came at nine, in full court dress, and kissed her hand.
              Queen Victoria
              4
              He is in court dress and wears the Order of St.
              Three Comedies
              5
              He was dressed in what was known as his court dress.
              Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1
              Usage of court habit in inglés
              1
              His compatriot Jimmy "Jimbo" Connors was an emotional showman, an entertainer of a kind, who developed an on- court habit of playing with his crotch.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Of the courting habits of fish I have scanty knowledge.
              Here are Ladies