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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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, tuxedos

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

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