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tailcoat Definition

tail·coat (tāl′kōt′)

noun

a man's full-dress coat, with long, tapering tails at the back

tailcoat Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: He told members how he started working at the store in the wine section and would go to work wearing a formal tailcoat.

Adjective modifier

  • red: A Your toastmaster wears a red tailcoat, which was a symbol from the hunt.

Browse dictionary entries near tailcoat

  1. ‹ tailbone
  2. ‹ tailboard
  3. ‹ tailback
  4. ‹ tail wind
  5. ‹ tail fin
  6. ‹ tail, estate in
  7. ‹ tail end
  8. ‹ tail covert
  9. ‹ tail circuit
  10. ‹ tail
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