dress shoes

collocation in English

meaningsofdressandshoe

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dress
noun
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
a piece of clothing that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs, usually worn by women and ...
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shoe
noun[C]
uk
/ʃuː/us
/ʃuː/
one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually ...
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(Definition ofdressandshoefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The forest officers wore leather dress shoes and office clothes and carried sugar candies in their pockets.
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When this shoe released, some wore this model with business suits instead of dress shoes.
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There are many different types of shoes that exist, such as running, walking, loafers, high heels, sandals, slippers, work boots, dress shoes, and many more.
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West carried work shoes and dress shoes both for ladies and men and children....
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Inherently ill-fitting or stiffer shoes, such as high heels and dress shoes, present a larger risk of blistering.
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The toes of his best dress shoes were inexplicably scraped.
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Plain black leather dress shoes or faux leather dress shoes.
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The name sneakers originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather soled dress shoes.
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It also consists of dress shoes, wallets, belts, and neckties.
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Plain black leather or faux leather low-heel dress shoes.
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He wears a green bowtie and dress shoes.
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He wears olive trousers and brown dress shoes.
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This remains the standard for finer-quality dress shoes today.
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Factories commonly hire scores of highly skilled operators to create dress shoes of comfort and durability.
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As always, there is a great variety in style, with many kilt wearers using black dress shoes or casual footwear.
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She wears a green dress, green socks, and black dress shoes.
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