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

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

From BBC • May 3, 2022

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

In the full-length portrait, he appears in a gray morning coat, hands clasped before his waist; he stoops, he appears shy.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2016

Attendees are asked to dress in "uniform, morning coat or lounge suit."

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2011

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.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck