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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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