- a set of rules or guidelines regarding the manner of dress acceptable in an office, restaurant, etc
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dress′ code′,
- a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing to be worn by a group or by people under specific circumstances:a military dress code; The restaurant's dress code requires men to wear jackets and ties at dinner.
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dress code n