white tie

white tie

n.

1. A white bow tie worn as a part of men's formal evening dress.

2. Men's formal evening dress.

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white-tie (hwtt, wt-) adj.

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white tie

Noun

a white bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress

Adjective

white-tie

denoting an occasion when formal evening dress should be worn: tickets for the white-tie Shelley Ball

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	white tie - bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress bow tie, bow-tie, bowtie - a man's tie that ties in a bow
	2.	white tie - formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tailcoat, tails, white tie and tails evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear - attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening morning coat, swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail - a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back