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Definition of tuxedo
tuxedos
ortuxedoes
1 : a semiformal evening suit for men
2 : a men's single-breasted or double-breasted usually black or blackish-blue jacket
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Recent Examples of tuxedo from the Web
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Oates, fully bearded at the time, wears a sleeveless tuxedo vest.
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On Monday, Green made headlines at the first ever NBA Awards by wearing a beautiful teal blue shawl collar tuxedo jacket adorned with a YSL pin and...um...shorts.
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All the pieces were done gorgeously, and with emotion and empathy not generally found in string-bean teenage boys who are asked to wear a tuxedo.
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And then black-and-white striped tuxedos, with lines in all directions, seemed to fast forward to the exuberance of the Jazz Age.
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Mayor Jack Edwards and his wife, Jyl, are the proud owners of two magnificent-looking tuxedo great danes.
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Use a little powder to keep your feet from sweating, and please don’t try this with a tuxedo — unless your name is Pharrell Williams.
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The shop also does dry cleaning, laundry, alterations, tailoring, tuxedos rentals, and a variety of uniform alterations.
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Traditions born of Curaçao also include the unique attire—top hats and tuxedos with long coattails—worn by Mikvé Israel-Emanuel’s board and honorees on Yom Kippur.
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Origin and Etymology of tuxedo
Tuxedo Park, New York
TUXEDO Defined for English Language Learners
tuxedo
playDefinition of tuxedo for English Language Learners
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: a formal suit for a man; especially : a formal black suit worn with a white shirt and a black bow tie
TUXEDO Defined for Kids
tuxedo
playDefinition of tuxedo for Students
tuxedos
ortuxedoes
: a formal suit for a man
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