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dress coat
dress coat
noun
- a man's formal tailcoat with a cutaway skirt
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Other Words From
- dress-coated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dress coat1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
Cuomo donned his dark dress coat and tan slacks, no tie at his neck.
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A light-colored mulatto boy, in dress coat and bearing a diminutive silver tray for the reception of cards, admitted them.
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M. Noel, in a dress-coat, very dark skinned and with mutton-chop whiskers, came forward to meet us.
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On one occasion Chopin, being dissatisfied with his own things, made use of a dress-coat and shirt of his pupil Gutmann.
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Lot 176—Frock coat and vest, dress coat and vest, ditto, pair of trousers and opera hat.
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The new black long frock, I think Mr. Crawley liked; but the dress coat, with the suit complete, perplexed him sorely.
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