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tuxedos

  • plural
    of tuxedo.
    tuxedo
    noun
    a man's jacket for semiformal evening dress, traditionally of black or dark-blue color and characteristically having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels.

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Guests in tuxedos and gowns entered the hotel through checkpoints on the surrounding streets by showing a dinner ticket or a copy of an invite to one of several predinner receptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Hungry guests in tuxedos filed into a nearby 7-Eleven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Sequined dresses mix with simple jeans, and tuxedos are sometimes worn with work boots.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Mr Machin said the firm was looking forward to a profitable Christmas period, and said sales were going well of its much-loved rose mulled wine, and men's washable tuxedos.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

At least I finally get the point of tuxedos.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli