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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.[1840-50]
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tail coat — tail′ coat or tail′coat n. clo a man s formal fitted coat, with a pair of tapering skirts behind Also called tails Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
tail|coat|ed — «TAYL KOH tihd», adjective. wearing a tail coat … Useful english dictionary
tail coat — noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men • Syn: ↑dress suit, ↑full dress, ↑tailcoat, ↑tails, ↑white tie, ↑white tie and tails • Hypernyms: ↑formalwear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tail coat. — 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, tailcoat. Also called tails, dress coat, swallow tailed coat. [1840 50] … Useful english dictionary
tail coat — /ˈteɪl koʊt/ (say tayl koht) noun a man s evening coat with a pair of divided tapering skirts behind; a swallow tailed coat …
tail coat — evening suit with a tail in the back … English contemporary dictionary
tail-coat — see tailcoat … English dictionary
tail·coat — /ˈteılˌkoʊt/ noun, pl coats [count] : a formal jacket that is worn by a man and that has a short front and a long back which divides into two pieces … Useful english dictionary
Tail — Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail beam — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
