Adjective : a floor-length skirt. From Dictionary.com.
She was wearing a floor-length gown of deep purple velvet. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Monday in London Fox wore a floor-length black gown cut. From Wordnik.com. [Wajahat Ali: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Soulless Hollywood Machine] Reference
And last year, in South Korea, it was this floor-length number. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2006] Reference
Ms. Adams was glam in a floor-length gray and white halter dress. From Wordnik.com. [At Ziegfield Premiere of Julie & Julia, It's a Big Celebrity Stew! Where Else Can You Find Both Rachel Ray and Rachel Roy?] Reference
And last year, in south on Korea, it was this floor-length number. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2006] Reference
My grandmother is magnificently breasted in her floor-length nightgown. From Wordnik.com. [Love] Reference
She also wore an ivory-toiled (ph) floor-length veil and ivory silk shoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2006] Reference
There were men dressed in tuxedos and women in flowing floor-length gowns. From Wordnik.com. [The Tree of Death]
These floor-length, robe-like dresses are worn by millions of Muslim women. From Wordnik.com. [Craig and Marc Kielburger: Bringing Tolerance Back in Style] Reference
She was wearing a tight, floor-length beaded gown with a plunging neckline. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
He installed a floor-length curtain over the door that tempted Karl the most. From Wordnik.com. [Kathryn Haslanger: Adapting Your Home for Family Members With Alzheimer's or Dementia] Reference
She was tiny, less than five feet tall, and wearing a floor-length pink gown. From Wordnik.com. [Ugly Americans]
We were each dressed in a floor-length robe, tie-dyed black, gray, and white. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
She opened the door to greet me in a fire-engine-red, floor-length hostess gown and gold slippers. From Wordnik.com. [Magnificent Voyage] Reference
She was dressed in a floor-length sheath of emerald silk, molded just enough and sheer just enough. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
I brought up an old Ikea table from the basement and covered it with a floor-length white tablecloth. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Crittenden: The Reno: "How On Earth Are You Managing To Live Here?"] Reference
A sock-em floor-length gown with a muted starburst print, graphic T-shirts, and totes are also available. From Wordnik.com. [Diane von Furstenberg: Comic Book Writer: Christopher Barnard] Reference
Ms. Knowles, for her part chose not to speak, and instead twirled in her floor-length gown for the cameras. From Wordnik.com. [Tina Knowles 'Twisted Beyonc��'s Arm' to Play Etta James] Reference
The opaque overcoats and floor-length chadors that adorned most of the models left much to the imagination. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
And, away to the right, two floor-length windows sparkled, hung with great drapes and shining in the daylight. From Wordnik.com. [Charley de Milo] Reference
Most in attendance were conservatively dressed, the women in tasteful floor-length gowns, the men in standard tuxes. From Wordnik.com. [Katie Cronkite] Reference
Daphne Guinness, wore a floor-length gauzy gray gown designed by Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa, also in attendance. From Wordnik.com. [Cocktails at Sunset in Bridgehampton] Reference
Somewhere in the middle of all this was Ms. Barton, pretty in a floor-length pink gown, her hair swooped to the side. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome Home, Mischa] Reference
Perhaps as many as 15,000 priests in floor-length robes sat silently under the glaring sunshine during the closing Mass. From Wordnik.com. [Pope Begs Forgiveness Over Abuse Scandal] Reference
Dressed in a plum velvet floor-length gown, Tilberis greeted Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Barbara Walters, among others. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting Back--With Style] Reference
Then — back in the living room — he saw Koko dive under the floor-length skirt that Sabrina had draped on a round table. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Moved A Mountain]
She donned a shiny lavender blazer, a floor-length skirt with ruffle detailing, matching pumps and a black shirt and clutch. From Wordnik.com. [Princess Letizia's Lavender Look: In Bloom Or Too Busy? (PHOTOS, POLL)] Reference
He reached up to push the floor-length drape further to one side on the rope and tried to step back so she could see inside. From Wordnik.com. [One White Rose]
The young adults in tuxedos and flowing floor-length gowns mingle, catch up, and watch as honors are awarded for achievement. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2009] Reference
Actually, it was more like leopard prints, since the actress mixed smaller spots and bigger spots to form one floor-length gown. From Wordnik.com. [Paz De La Huerta's Neck-To-Toe Leopard Print: Roar Or Wrong? (PHOTOS, POLL)] Reference
"It's a very unusual dress," Ms. Packham says, noting that it has a floor-length hem, a slit cut to the waist and a deep neckline. From Wordnik.com. [From Runway to Small Screen] Reference
Since Rain liked unadorned styles, she put on a floor-length silk jersey dress of dull burgundy red, high to the neck, long tight sleeves. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
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