swallow-tailed coat

noun

1. tailcoat.

swallow-tailed coat

noun

1. another name for tail coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of swallow-tailed coat¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

His breeches were wet and muddy and he had on the wet, muddy swallow-tailed coat and vest.

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The beaver hat and swallow-tailed coat were kept in the lead.

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As Jack stepped into the open air he peeled off his swallow-tailed coat and threw it over Ted's arm.

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A coat with a square skirt as in Fig. 116 is seen for the first time, and the swallow-tailed coat was worn not quite so long.

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He wore a pair of blue pilot cloth trousers, a vest with brass buttons and an old-fashioned swallow-tailed coat.

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