dress coat

noun

1. tailcoat.

dress coat

noun

1. a man's formal tailcoat with a cutaway skirt

Other Words From

• dress-coated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dress coat¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Cuomo donned his dark dress coat and tan slacks, no tie at his neck.

From The Daily Beast

A light-colored mulatto boy, in dress coat and bearing a diminutive silver tray for the reception of cards, admitted them.

From Project Gutenberg

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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