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white tie
noun
1.
formal evening dress for men ( distinguished from
black tie
).
2.
a white bow tie for men, worn with formal evening dress.
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white-tie
/
ˈʰwaɪtˈtaɪ, ˈwaɪt-
/
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[
hwahyt
-
tahy
,
wahyt
-
]
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adjective
requiring that guests wear formal attire, especially that men wear white bow ties with formal evening dress:
a white-tie embassy reception.
Compare
black-tie
.
Origin:
1950–55
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white tie
—
n
1.
a white bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
2.
a. formal evening dress for men
b. (
as modifier
):
a white-tie occasion
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