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单词 Highland dress
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Definition of Highland dress in English:

Highland dress

noun
mass noun
  • Clothing in the traditional style of the Scottish Highlands, now chiefly worn on formal occasions and including the kilt.

    (苏格兰)高地服装(苏格兰高地传统风格的服装,包括男子穿的方格呢短裙,现主要在正式场合穿)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although Highland dress was proscribed in the wake of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, it returned with a vengeance in the 19th century.
    • The only rig permitted at most of the Highland balls is white tie or Highland dress.
    • They were followed by military bands, pipers in Highland dress and vintage military vehicles.
    • The repeal of 1782 reinstated Highland dress and it soon became all the rage with all classes of society.
    • One of his favourite memories, he says, was ‘when my dad marched Sonny through the streets of Glasgow in full Highland dress.’

Definition of Highland dress in US English:

Highland dress

nounˈhaɪlənd drɛs
  • Clothing in the traditional style of the Scottish Highlands, including the kilt, now chiefly worn on formal occasions.

    (苏格兰)高地服装(苏格兰高地传统风格的服装,包括男子穿的方格呢短裙,现主要在正式场合穿)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were followed by military bands, pipers in Highland dress and vintage military vehicles.
    • The repeal of 1782 reinstated Highland dress and it soon became all the rage with all classes of society.
    • One of his favourite memories, he says, was ‘when my dad marched Sonny through the streets of Glasgow in full Highland dress.’
    • The only rig permitted at most of the Highland balls is white tie or Highland dress.
    • Although Highland dress was proscribed in the wake of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, it returned with a vengeance in the 19th century.
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