plain dress
A style of clothing emphasizing simplicity and modesty, traditionally worn by several…A style of clothing emphasizing simplicity and modesty, traditionally worn by several Protestant groups including Mennonites, Hutterites, Amish people, Quakers, and Moravians.
» She wore a plain blue dress.
Sie trug ein einfaches blaues Kleid.
Sie hatte ein schlichtes blaues Kleid an.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A style of clothing emphasizing simplicity and modesty, traditionally worn by several Protestant groups including Mennonites, Hutterites, Amish people, Quakers, and Moravians.
Examples
5 sentencesShe wore a plain blue dress.
deSie trug ein einfaches blaues Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary wore a plain blue dress.
deMaria trug ein einfaches blaues Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary was wearing a plain black dress.
deMaria trug ein einfaches schwarzes Kleid. — Waldelfe
Mary wore a plain white dress.
ruНа Мэри было простое белое платье. — sharptoothed
deMaria trug ein einfaches weißes Kleid. — wolfgangth
I needed a lot of courage to address the ravishing beauty in the plain blue dress who stood alone in a corner.
deIch brauchte einen Haufen Mut, um die hinreißende Schönheit in dem schlichten blauen Kleid anzusprechen, die allein in einer Ecke stand. — Desanida
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable