dinner jacket

See tuxedo.

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dinner jacket

(Clothing & Fashion) a man's semiformal evening jacket without tails, usually black with a silk facing over the collar and lapels. Abbreviations: DJ or dj US and Canadian name: tuxedo

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tux•e•do

(tʌkˈsi doʊ)

n., pl. -dos.

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 usu. a cummerbund.

[1885–90, Amer.; short for Tuxedo coat, after country club at Tuxedo Park, N.Y.]

tux•e′doed, adj.

dinner jacket

tuxedo

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

dinner jacket - semiformal evening dress for men

black tie, tux, tuxedo

evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear - attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening

Translations

بَذْلَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌ لِلسَّهْرة

smoking

smokki

smoking

abito da sera smoking

ディナージャケット

약식 야회복

smoking

смокинг

smoking

เสื้อนอกที่ใส่ไปงานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำ

smokin

áo veston dự tiệc

男子礼服

dinner jacket

n (Brit) → smoking m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dinner jacket

→ بَذْلَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌ لِلسَّهْرة smoking smoking Smokingjacke σμόκιν esmoquin smokki smoking smoking abito da sera ディナージャケット 약식 야회복 smoking smoking smoking smoking смокинг smoking เสื้อนอกที่ใส่ไปงานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำ smokin áo veston dự tiệc 男子礼服

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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