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dinner jacket

NOUN
men's formal jacket worn for eveningwear
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Appleton first attended Ms Friel's home address towards the end of 2023 dressed in a dinner jacket and inviting her to come to a ball with him.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

Henry Poole, credited with creating the dinner jacket, or tuxedo, has held a British royal warrant since the 1860s when it supplied Queen Victoria.

From Reuters ● May 2, 2023

Craig, who turned up for the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall in a pink velvet dinner jacket, told reporters how relieved he was that the film was finally making its way to cinemas.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

Just minutes into the show, host Gary Collins pulled an envelope from his burgundy dinner jacket: the names of the 10 finalists.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

Pat, radiant in a ballerina-length accordion-pleated gown, stood before the makeshift altar adorned with evergreens and gladioli and said “I do” to Walter, dashing in a white dinner jacket.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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