TUXEDO

Etymology

Noun

tuxedo (plural tuxedos or tuxedoes)

A typically black formal jacket worn by men.

The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.

Synonyms

• (formal jacket): dinner jacket

• (formal suit): black tie, tux, penguin suit

Anagrams

• Xed out

Source: Wiktionary


Tux*e"do coat`, or Tux*e"do, n.

Definition: A kind of black coat for evening dress made without skirts; -- so named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New York. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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