white-tie

adjective

\ ˈhwīt-ˈtī

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, ˈwīt-\

Definition 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

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