noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
2. 2
   formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men wordnet
3. 3
   Any coat with similar tails.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dress coatdress coatdress suitdress suitfull dressswallow tail

Example

More examples

"A white-haired man in a tailcoat appears on the screen."

Etymology

From tail + coat.

Related phrases

dress coat

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