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dress code
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dress code
(noun)
dress code
noun
plural
dress codes
dress code
noun
plural
dress codes
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRESS CODE
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a set of rules about what clothing may and may not be worn at a school, office, restaurant, etc.
The school imposed a new
dress code
that forbids students from wearing jeans.
a casual
dress code
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