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Swallow-tailed coat   /swˈɑloʊ-teɪld koʊt/   Listen
Swallow-tailed coat

noun
1.
A man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back.  Synonyms: morning coat, swallowtail.





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"Swallow-tailed coat" Quotes from Famous Books



... This shrinking person went clamorously about, making it known everywhere that the best tailor in town had been dazzled by a great sum into constructing his costume. It consisted of blue velvet knickerbockers, a white satin waistcoat, and a beautifully cut little swallow-tailed coat with pearl buttons. The medieval and artistic triumph was completed by a mantle of yellow velvet, and little white boots, ...
— Penrod • Booth Tarkington


Words linked to "Swallow-tailed coat" :   jacket, white tie, full dress, tail coat, tails, morning dress, white tie and tails, dress suit, tailcoat


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