morning coat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of morning coat
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Prince Andrew was dressed in a morning coat — no longer a working royal, damaged by scandal, but still present.
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022
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
What the world saw was a handsome, poised man of short stature in a morning coat.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2017
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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