swallow-tailed coat

American  

noun

1. tailcoat.

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swallow-tailed coat British  

noun

1. another name for tail coat

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Etymology

Origin of swallow-tailed coat

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

She saw before her an elderly gentleman, plump and kindly, who walked with a short tripping step, and wore the swallow-tailed coat with gilt buttons which the frock-coat had displaced.

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He always wore a black vest, swallow-tailed coat, stout silk stockings, and shoes with bright silver buckles, while a snowy white apron and faultlessly frilled shirt completed a modish and impressive costume.

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He looked for all the world like some scraggy-legged little old man, who had got up in the morning and put nothing on except a ragged swallow-tailed coat.

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He had on a swallow-tailed coat, but it did not fit him, so I conclude it was borrowed or hired for the occasion.

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A swallow-tailed coat plays the mischief with the digestion, and science has discovered that a white choker tarnishes the silver.

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