black-tie
black–tie
adjDefinition of BLACK-TIE
: characterized by or requiring the wearing of semiformal evening clothes consisting of a usually black tie and tuxedo for men and a formal dress for women <a black–tie dinner> — compare white-tie
See First Known Use of BLACK-TIE
1933
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