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WHITE TIE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Synonyms:

dress suit; full dress; tail coat; tailcoat; tails; white tie; white tie and tails

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("white tie" is a kind of...):

evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)

Meronyms (parts of "white tie"):

morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("white tie" is a kind of...):

bow-tie; bow tie; bowtie (a man's tie that ties in a bow)

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