white-tie
white–tie
adjDefinition of WHITE-TIE
: characterized by or requiring the wearing of formal evening clothes consisting of white tie and tailcoat for men and a formal gown for women <a white–tie dinner> — compare black-tie
See First Known Use of WHITE-TIE
1930
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