white tie
Noun
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Noun
white tie (uncountable)
- The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.
- A dress code specifying white tie for men and ball gown or evening dress for women, or, alternatively, full military dress or national costume.
- You are cordially invited to dinner with His Excellency the President. Dress: White Tie.
- (dress code) full dress, evening dress, full evening dress
- German: Frack-Anzug, Frack
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