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black-tie

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black tie
n.
1. A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.
2. Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a tuxedo.
black-tie (blkt) adj.
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Adj.1.black-tie - moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"
semi-formal, semiformal
formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"


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