tail coat

or tailcoat

noun

a man's fitted coat, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress.

Also called tails, dress coat, swallow-tailed coat.

Origin of tail coat

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby tail coat

tailband, tail between one's legs, with one's, tailboard, tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end

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Example sentences from the Web for tail coat

You must not produce a veal cutlet from your tail-coat pocket.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton
No doubt the ladies of Brookfield would have rebutted the idea of a tail-coat influencing them in any way as monstrous.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
Lemon squash all very well, but a mixed fruit squash in your tail-coat pocket not so refreshing.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101. July 4, 1891|Various
His tail-coat safe, the youthful Briton is always ready for any change in the mind of the moody Goddess.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith

The man in the tail-coat immediately addressed him in the lowest and most insulting language.
The Red and the Black|Stendhal

British Dictionary definitions for tail coat

tail coat

noun

Also called: tails a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist: worn as part of full evening dress

Also called: swallow-tailed coat another name for morning coat

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单词	tail coat
释义	tail coat or tailcoat noun a man's fitted coat, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress. Also called tails, dress coat, swallow-tailed coat. Origin of tail coat First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby tail coat tailband, tail between one's legs, with one's, tailboard, tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tail coat You must not produce a veal cutlet from your tail-coat pocket. All Things Considered\|G. K. Chesterton No doubt the ladies of Brookfield would have rebutted the idea of a tail-coat influencing them in any way as monstrous. Sandra Belloni, Complete\|George Meredith Lemon squash all very well, but a mixed fruit squash in your tail-coat pocket not so refreshing. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101. July 4, 1891\|Various His tail-coat safe, the youthful Briton is always ready for any change in the mind of the moody Goddess. Sandra Belloni, Complete\|George Meredith The man in the tail-coat immediately addressed him in the lowest and most insulting language. The Red and the Black\|Stendhal British Dictionary definitions for tail coat tail coat noun Also called: tails a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist: worn as part of full evening dress Also called: swallow-tailed coat another name for morning coat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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