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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

“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.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

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

From Seattle Times

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