tuxedo
Also called dinner jacket. a man's jacket for semiformal evening dress, traditionally of black or dark-blue color and characteristically having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels.
the complete semiformal outfit, including this jacket, dark trousers, often with silk stripes down the sides, a bow tie, and usually a cummerbund.
Origin of tuxedo
1Other words from tuxedo
- tux·e·doed, adjective
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How to use tuxedo in a sentence
It wasn’t that he looked more like he belonged in a steel cage match than wearing a tuxedo and driving an Aston Martin.
I have a little dream that at the next big blowout party, I’ll wear a beautiful tuxedo.
Spent the Last Year in Sweatpants? The Creator Behind a New Netflix Show Has Some Ideas About Where Our Clothes Go From Here | Annabel Gutterman | April 1, 2021 | TimeThey include what to do about his mail, home security and beloved tuxedo cat, Abbie.
The hard work of going away for a long, long time | Christopher Elliott | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostEizenstat found Carter in his tuxedo that night, preparing to attend a state dinner with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Carter would make history lighting a Hanukkah menorah. But first, he needed a longer match. | Michael Kranish | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostGet your own tailored tuxedo blazer to traipse around town in.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Carrie Bradshaw in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A festival flack asked me to move, so that an Italian gentleman in a tuxedo could take my seat.
James Franco Shot His New Movie at the Venice Film Festival and I Was in It | Marlow Stern | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis tuxedo was an inch too short and smelled of fried chips.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, can the Canadian tuxedo be blamed for the Britney-Justin love downfall?
And Robert Cáceres, 32, says he lost $60 on a Vera Wang tuxedo he tried to buy on Craigslist.
Suppose you have had one of your old coats transformed into a tuxedo.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainRemember that a tuxedo dinner coat has not to be of a certain material.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainKingdon, quite resplendent in the glory of his first tuxedo jacket, also looked admiringly at his pretty sister.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells"Now that we know who was selling us to the tuxedo people, we can protect ourselves hereafter," declared Mr. Wheatcroft.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact | Brander MatthewsThe small bag he had carried must have been well packed, for Billy had blossomed out in a tuxedo and long trousers.
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret Widdemer
British Dictionary definitions for tuxedo
/ (tʌkˈsiːdəʊ) /
Origin of tuxedo
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