dinner jacket

noun

: a jacket for formal evening wear
dinner-jacketed adjective

Examples of dinner jacket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Matching his dad, Prince Jacques sports a bow tie and dinner jacket while leaning against his mother's shoulder. Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 Here was a man who, faced with Britain’s imperial collapse, did not cower but dashed around the world with a dinner jacket and a pistol. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 José, wearing a Giorgio Armani dinner jacket, waited for her under a flower arch of ethereal pastel blooms. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023 Over 40 signature looks can also be made to measure with delivery in under four weeks, including mohair tuxes, brocade dinner jackets, and liquid-velvet smoking jackets, which all stood out on our walkthrough of the 1,000-square-foot shop, ahead of the grand opening. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023 Meanwhile, her beau looked dapper in a Ralph Lauren Purple Label cream dinner jacket and Brioni shirt with a black bow tie and black pants. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023 Mercer becomes a suspect when police find heroin in the dinner jacket that belongs to his artist boyfriend, William (Nico Tortorella). Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023 Two of Hollywood's mightiest neo-heartthrobs, Paul Mescal and Austin Butler, went classically elegant in a white dinner jacket and swooping double-breasted tuxedo, respectively. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023 The couple, who are expecting their first baby together, walked the red carpet Tuesday at the Golden Globes, where the pregnant actress showed off her baby bump in a light purple Vera Wang Haute Couture dress and Pelphrey donned a white dinner jacket by Isaia. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dinner jacket was in 1891

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“Dinner jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20jacket. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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