formalwear

[fawr-muhl-wair]

for·mal·wear

[fawr-muhl-wair]
noun
clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
Compare evening dress.


Origin:
formal1 + wear
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Formalwear is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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formalwear

noun
attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening 
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