Dress
Dress noun - A garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl.
Formalwear and dress are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Formalwear" with "Dress", this nouns are similar.
Formalwear
Formalwear noun - Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.
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Dress and formalwear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dress" instead a noun "Formalwear".
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Although their formalwear was Fire Nation military dress uniform and not ridiculously overdone gowns, and so wasn't very cumbersome for them.
Source: Ermine Cape Effect -
In Worm, the supervillain Accord and his Ambassadors dress in formalwear and masks rather than the traditional sort of superhero garb.
Source: Kicking Ass in All Her Finery -
Opera Gloves: As a standard accessory to late Victorian and Edwardian women's formalwear, these are seen frequently in episodes where such dress is worn.
Source: Series / Murdoch Mysteries
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