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Definition of Black-tie
1. Adjective. Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket. "A black-tie dinner"
Definition of Black-tie
1. Adjective. Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-tie
Literary usage of Black-tie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Composition as a Social Problem by Sterling Andrus Leonard (1917)
"... whether cheapness or slovenliness in word choices, than it would be to forcibly
fasten on the boy a black tie instead of the green and purple one he ..."
2. Scrapbook (1906)
"There are but two possible variations of this costume: one, the Tuxedo, which
may be worn for informal affairs (a black tie goes with this) ; the other is ..."
3. An Introduction to Science by Bertha May Clark (1915)
"The collar is very dark, the black tie and gray coat white, ... The plate shows
all gradations of intensity — the tidy is dark, the black tie is light. ..."
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