Noun: black tie blak tI
- A formal jacket, typically black or dark blue, worn as part of evening attire for men
"He wore black tie to the gala dinner";
- dinner jacket [Brit, Cdn], tux [N. Amer, informal], tuxedo [N. Amer]
- A formal dress code for evening events, typically requiring men to wear a dinner jacket and women to wear evening gowns
"The invitation specified black tie, so he rented a dinner jacket"
Derived forms: black ties
Type of: evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear
Encyclopedia: Black tie