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black-tie
black tien.1. A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.2. Semiformal evening wear, usually requiring a tuxedo for men and an evening gown or cocktail dress for women.
black′-tie′ adj.black-tie adj involving formal evening dress for men, including a dinner jacket or tuxedo and a bow tie n formal evening dress for men, including a dinner jacket or tuxedo and a bow tie black′ tie′
n. 1. a black bow tie, worn with semiformal evening dress. 2. semiformal evening dress for men. [1855–60] black′-tie′
adj. requiring that male guests wear semiformal evening dress: a black-tie reception. [1930–35] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  black-tie - moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"semiformal, semi-formalformal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
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