Tuxedo meaning
The definition of a tuxedo is formal attire for men including a dinner jacket and matching pants.
The outfit that a man wears to a black tie wedding when he gets married is an example of a tuxedo.
noun
A man's dress jacket, usually black with satin or grosgrain lapels, worn for formal or semiformal occasions.
noun
A complete outfit including this jacket, trousers usually with a silken stripe down the side, a bow tie, and often a cummerbund.
noun
A man's semiformal jacket for evening wear, orig. black and with satin lapels; dinner jacket.
noun
A suit of such a jacket and dark trousers, worn with a dark bow tie.
noun
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Designating or of a sofa, chair, etc. with a straight back and with sides the same height as the back.
adjective
Origin of tuxedo
- Short for Tuxedo coat after a country club at Tuxedo Park, a village of southeast New York
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, where the fashion is often said to have originated.
From Wiktionary