Tuxedo Definition
tŭk-sēdō
tuxedoes, tuxedos
noun
tuxedos
A man's semiformal jacket for evening wear, orig. black and with satin lapels; dinner jacket.
Webster's New World
A suit of such a jacket and dark trousers, worn with a dark bow tie.
Webster's New World
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.
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Synonyms:
- black-tie
- tux
- dinner-jacket
- formal
- monkey-suit
- tuck
- dinner clothes
- men's evening wear
- formal suit
- soup-and-fish
- straight-jacket
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adjective
Designating or of a sofa, chair, etc. with a straight back and with sides the same height as the back.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tuxedo
Noun
Singular:
tuxedo
Plural:
tuxedoes, tuxedosOrigin 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
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