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black tie

 
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–noun
1. a black bow tie, worn with a dinner jacket.
2. semiformal evening wear for men (distinguished from white tie ).
Origin:
1855–60
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black-tie

  [blak-tahy]
–adjective
requiring that guests wear semiformal attire, esp. that men wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets: a black-tie dance.
Compare white-tie.

Origin:
1930–35
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black tie  
n.  

  1. A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.

  2. Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a tuxedo.

black'-tie' (blāk'tī') adj.
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