Tuxedo

Word TUXEDO
Character 6
Hyphenation tux e do
Pronunciations /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Tuxedo"

What do we mean by tuxedo?

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

Same as Tuxedo coat. noun

A kind of black jacket for semiformal evening dress made without tails, usually of black or dark blue color and having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels; -- so named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New York. noun

The complete semiformal evening suit, including the tuxedo jacket, matching trousers, and black bow tie, and usually including a cummerbund; -- the style of shirt worn with this suit varies, and the outfit may include a dickey. noun

A typically black formal jacket worn by men noun

The entire suit complementing and including this jacket noun

Semiformal evening dress for men noun

A typically black formal jacket worn by men.

The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.

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The word "tuxedo" in example sentences

Of course, these days practically everyone uses the term tuxedo, both in the U.S. and across the pond. ❋ Jamie Johnson (2011)

Curiously, few even know what the word "tuxedo" means anymore. ❋ Jamie Johnson (2011)

And the miracles we hope and believe are just about to occur: Graham the pit bull; Rocky the beagle; a 3-month-old and cuter than should be legal American bulldog named Hazel; 7-year-old yellow lab sisters Stella and Fuoco; brother white bunnies with black ears and noses, Charlie and Oliver; a gorgeous green-eyed, long-haired red tabby named Janis; a calico kitty unimaginatively named Kitty but, hey, you can change the name; and a remarkable number of black-and-white or what we call tuxedo cats of all sizes and ages. ❋ Ken White (2012)

Ford previously told its dealers it stopped taking orders for F-150 pick up trucks and other models in the color it calls "tuxedo black." ❋ Neal E. Boudette (2011)

But "let me be clear" a pig in a tuxedo, is still a pig no matter how hard you squint. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The first time I heard Intelligent Design, even as a Christian, I thought along the lines of "creationism in tuxedo". ❋ Unknown (2006)

The male members of the club followed his example, and the style soon spread to New York City, where it was dubbed the "tuxedo." ❋ Unknown (2011)

But significant questions linger, like when and where the coat was truly born, or even why it's called the tuxedo. ❋ Jamie Johnson (2011)

The first gentleman misinterpreted and told all of his friends that he saw a man wearing a jacket without coattails called a tuxedo, not from Tuxedo. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ford has stopped taking orders for a color called "tuxedo black" and is limiting production of vehicles painted in three shades of red. ❋ Jeff Bennett (2011)

The tuxedo is a handsome fashion time capsule in its own right. ❋ John Kelly (2010)

The tuxedo is a purchase many men would happily avoid, even in boom times. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The tuxedo is a wedding safety device, created by women because they know that men are undependable. ❋ Kemo666 (2007)

• The idea behind the tuxedo is the woman's point of view that men are all the same; so we might as well dress them that way. ❋ Kemo666 (2007)

He was called the tuxedo embodiment of New York style and sophistication. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The way I saw it was that the tuxedo was the important thing - look how cool Andrew is now! ❋ Unknown (2004)

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