Tailcoat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a fitted coat, typically worn by a man, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress.
noun
  1. 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
  2. Also called: swallow-tailed coat another name for morning coat
Tailcoat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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