tail coat

noun

1. Also calledtails a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist: worn as part of full evening dress
2. Also calledswallow-tailed coat another name for morning coat

Example Sentences

He wore a tail coat made of a beautiful plum-colored velvet.

From Literature

Naruhito, wearing a tail coat decorated with medals and carrying a brimmed hat, and Masako, in an off-white long dress and a tiara, waved from a Toyota Century convertible.

From Fox News

Naruhito, wearing a tail coat decorated with medals and carrying a brimmed hat, and Masako, in an off-white long dress and a tiara, kept waving from a Toyota Century convertible.

From Washington Times

The musicians were wearing full dress evening suits, which include a tail coat, white vest or waistcoat and a white bow tie.

From Washington Post

The fiddler, Waddell recalled in one essay, “usually wore a stovepipe hat, a stock of the old style, instead of a cravat, and a spike tail coat with brass buttons.”

From The New Yorker