morning coat

American  

noun

1. a man's cutaway for wear as part of morning dress.

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morning coat British  

noun

1. Also called: tail coat, swallow-tailed coat. a cutaway frock coat, part of morning dress

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Etymology

Origin of morning coat

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

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morning coat

Her husband, singer Joe Jonas, wore a sharp white morning coat.

From BBC ● May 3, 2022

He stepped down in September and visited the shrine on Sunday, dressed in a formal morning coat.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2021

Or take the double-breasted dove gray morning coat the mature Mr. Watts is seen wearing in another shot of himself and his wife, Shirley, at Ascot.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, wearing a formal morning coat and silver tie, strode into the Supreme Court chamber Monday afternoon to fulfill a longtime dream.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2018

A black teenager impeccably dressed in morning coat and bow tie emerges.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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