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black-tie

black-tie adjective: moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.

Adjective

black-tie

  1. (idiomatic) Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.
    • There is black-tie function at the Castle this evening.
    • The event was originally planned to take place as a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane, as in previous years.2020 August 26, “Registrations reach 250 for virtual National Rail Awards 2020”, in Rail, page 23

Questions about black-tie

What does black-tie mean?
Black-tie means moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.
What part of speech is black-tie?
Black-tie is an adjective.

Words near black-tie in the dictionary

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  2. black-throated magpie-jays
  3. black-throated thrush
  4. black-throated thrushes
  5. black-throats
  6. black-tie
  7. black-top
  8. black-topped
  9. black-topping
  10. black-tops
  11. black-veined white

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