NEW LOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does New Look mean? 

• NEW LOOK (noun)
  The noun NEW LOOK has 1 sense:

1. a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt

  Familiarity information: NEW LOOK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEW LOOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("New Look" is a kind of...):

style; trend; vogue (the popular taste at a given time)

 Context examples 

Talk with your salon stylist about suggesting a new look for your hair.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA's longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator — a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn't exist.

(A Fresh Look at Older Data Yields a Surprise Near the Martian Equator, NASA)

Buy new clothes and visit your stylist at the salon for suggestions about a new look, and you will welcome the new season ready for fun and love.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)