TUXEDO


Meaning of TUXEDO in English

— tuxedoed , adj.

/tuk see"doh/ , n. , pl. tuxedos .

1. 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.

2. the complete semiformal outfit, including this jacket, dark trousers, often with silk stripes down the sides, a bow tie, and usually a cummerbund.

[ 1890-95, Amer.; short for Tuxedo coat, after country club at Tuxedo Park, N.Y. ]

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