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Definition of Tail coat
1. Noun. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
Exact synonyms: Dress Suit, Full Dress, Tailcoat, Tails, White Tie, White Tie And Tails
Generic synonyms: Evening Clothes, Evening Dress, Eveningwear, Formalwear
Terms within: Morning Coat, Swallow-tailed Coat, Swallowtail
Generic synonyms: Evening Clothes, Evening Dress, Eveningwear, Formalwear
Terms within: Morning Coat, Swallow-tailed Coat, Swallowtail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tail Coat
Literary usage of Tail coat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travel and Talk, 1885-93-95: My Hundred Thousand Miles of Travel Through by Hugh Reginald Haweis (1896)
"The number who aspired to the honour of presentation was small in those days,
and only one possessed a tail coat. So after he went in, made his bow and came ..."
2. Travel and Talk, 1885-93-95: My Hundred Thousand Miles of Travel Through by Hugh Reginald Haweis (1897)
"The number who aspired to the honour of presentation was small in those days,
and only one possessed a tail coat. So after he went in, made his bow and came ..."
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