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TAILCOAT

Dictionary entry overview: What does tailcoat mean?

• TAILCOAT (noun)
The noun TAILCOAT has 1 sense:

1. formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Familiarity information: TAILCOAT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TAILCOAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dress suit; full dress; tail coat; tailcoat; tails; white tie and tails; white tie

Hypernyms ("tailcoat" is a kind of...):

evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)

Meronyms (parts of "tailcoat"):

morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)

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