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

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Example Sentences

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morning coat

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

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 ● Aug. 25, 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

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

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