tail coat

• Veste de cérémonie pour homme, coupée devant et prolongée à l'arrière par deux basques longues, traditionnellement portée avec un gilet blanc et un nœud papillon pour les occasions très formelles.

A formal evening coat for men, cut away at the front and having long tails at the back, traditionally worn with a white bow tie and formal trousers.

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   A formal men's coat, cut away at the front and having long tails at the back, typically worn for white-tie events.

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   • He wore a black tail coat to the gala dinner.
   • The orchestra conductor appeared in a crisp tail coat.
   • For the wedding, the groom chose a classic tail coat.