[1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, logical positivism, old school tie, preset, uncertainty principle
Examples of 'morning coat' in a sentence
morning coat
What is the dress code, bearing in mind daytime dress will be morning coats for the men?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yesterday, he sported the unusual combination of cowboy hat, morning coat and jeans.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I particularly sent him to a school that doesn't have those hands-out-of-your-pockets, do-up-your-morning-coataspirations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was snappy in a morning coat with tribal add-ons.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is estimated that 10,000 men will be wearing a morning coat.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I put on white gloves and morning coat to look the part.