tailcoat

or tail coat

[ teyl-koht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a fitted coat, typically worn by a man, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress.

First recorded in 1840–50

With trembling fingers he turned over a black tailcoat, a white waistcoat, and a pair of light check trousers.

He was tall with a high hat, a fine moustache and a tailcoat; he had melancholy eyes and a languid air.

He was very dapper in a new tailcoat and a flower in his buttonhole.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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