dinner jacket
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dinner jacket
First recorded in 1890–95
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Appleton first attended Ms Friel's home address towards the end of 2023 dressed in a dinner jacket and inviting her to come to a ball with him.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Henry Poole, credited with creating the dinner jacket, or tuxedo, has held a British royal warrant since the 1860s when it supplied Queen Victoria.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
The groom donned a black tuxedo by Ralph Lauren for the ceremony then changed into a custom-made, black and gold dinner jacket for the reception.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Craig, who turned up for the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall in a pink velvet dinner jacket, told reporters how relieved he was that the film was finally making its way to cinemas.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The day after Wayne Parr said he had chosen powder blue for his dinner jacket, three- quarters of the boys ordered the same from Tuxedo Junction.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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