morning coat

noun

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

morning coat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morning coat¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Then here came the tailors for Mr. Cranston’s frock coat and morning coat and striped trousers and silk nightshirts with his initials sewed on.

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Prince Andrew was dressed in a morning coat — no longer a working royal, damaged by scandal, but still present.

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“As Shakespeare says of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was ‘a pattern to all princes living,’ ” said the king, who was wearing a black morning coat with tails, a black waistcoat and gray pinstriped trousers.

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There were some minor royals and B-level English celebrities and gents in morning coats and top hats and ladies wearing fascinators, aplenty.

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

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