best bib and tucker
noun
: best clothes —not often in formal use
strutting in their best bib and tucker
C. G. Bowers
C. G. Bowers
Word History
First Known Use
1747, in the meaning defined above
best bib and tucker
phrase
as in full dress
dressy clothing He arrived to the gala wearing his best bib and tucker. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- full dress
- bravery
- best
- glad rags
- costume
- attire
- finery
- gaiety
- frippery
- regalia
- gayety
- apparel
- vestiary
- feather
- habiliment(s)
- duds
- array
- caparison
- togs
- rigging
- raiment
- rig
- toggery
- rags
- wear
- vesture
- threads
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disarray
- tatters
- dishabille