Sunday best



Sunday best

one's best clothing, which one would wear to church. (See also Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.) We are in our Sunday best, ready to go. I got mud on my Sunday best.
See also: Sunday

Sunday best

One's finest clothes, as in They were all in their Sunday best for the photographer. This expression alludes to reserving one's best clothes for going to church; indeed, an older idiom is Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes ( meeting here meaning "prayer meeting"). [Mid-1800s]
See also: Sunday

Sunday best

n. one’s best clothing, which one would wear to church. We are in our Sunday best, ready to go.
See also: Sunday

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElspethELS-pethScottish
Laverne[lə'vɜ:n]
Theotimus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Cephalus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Aline[æ'li:n]
AggieAG-eeEnglish