shirtdressed

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From shirtdress +‎ -ed.

Adjective[edit]

shirtdressed (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a shirtdress.
    • 1955 December 21, “Franklin Simon”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, volume 253, number 174, Triangle Publications Inc., page 8:
      The slim shirtdressed silhouette—an important, flattering shape!
    • 1960 June 28, “Woolf Brothers”, in The Kansas City Times, volume 123, number 154, Kansas City, Mo., page 3:
      Wonderful go-together jewelry for your shirtdressed summer.
    • 1987 January 18, John Mariani, “The Not-So-Fabulous ’50s”, in The Newsday Magazine, page 26:
      MORE often than not, a man would not even remove his suit and tie for dinner with his family at home — check out episodes of “Leave It to Beaver,” the quintessential ’50s sit-com, and you’ll find good old Ward Cleaver buttoned up, while shirtdressed June Cleaver serves dinner to the boys in chinos.