0 a dress worn for a special social occasion in the evening, such as a party or dance
1 a stylish dress suitable for an evening party
At the flat she'd be waiting in a snappy little cocktail dress with a delicious dinner and drink.
She wore a red, fringed cocktail dress with small cut-outs in the waist and the silver heels featured in the music video.
During each performance, she donned a sparkly cocktail dress and black, leather boots.
The wife changes into a cocktail dress, then back into the simple house-dress seen at the start of the opera.
The designers race to choose the best of the broken umbrellas to create a cocktail dress.
In general, the same rules of a white tie event apply to a black tie event, although in some cases a cocktail dress is acceptable.
She has red hair, wears a red cocktail dress and walks seductively.
She changes into a cocktail dress, seemingly to go out and hunt for a one night stand, but then stops herself.
