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Noun: tuxedo (tuxedos,tuxedoes)  ,túk'see-dow
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: dinner jacket)
  1. Semiformal evening dress for men
    - dinner jacket [Brit, Cdn], tux [N. Amer, informal], black tie

Derived forms: tuxedoes, tuxedos

Type of: evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear

Encyclopedia: Tuxedo, North Carolina