morning coat

American

noun

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

morning coat British

noun

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

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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

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

Friction started on Inauguration Day when Mr. Haig, still wearing a morning coat from the ceremony, strode into the Oval Office with an order he wanted Mr. Reagan to sign granting him sweeping authority.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017

The old man wore a pair of pin-striped trousers and a morning coat with a flower in the buttonhole.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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