Tux

Definition

tuxedo / tʌk'si:dǝƱ / n ( pl -os or -oes ) (also infml tux /tʌks/) ( US ) = DINNER-JACKET

Examples

1. ‘There were lots of blonde women in posh frocks and expensive-looking high heels and guys in dinner jackets or tuxedos or whatever you call them.’
2. ‘He wore a black tuxedo
3. ready for another King's Club party.’
4. ‘He was facing the mirror fixing a black tie on his white tuxedo.’
5. ‘Gerald wore typical male attire of a tuxedo with a bow tie.’
6. ‘The tuxedo jacket was gone
7. leaving just the damp cotton of his dress shirt.’
8. ‘On two ‘formal nights
9. ’ some men wear tuxedos but most favor suits or sports coats with slacks.’
10. ‘I need to find a place to rent a tuxedo this week in London.’
11. ‘He was wearing a black tuxedo with a tie
12. and gold cufflinks to match the dance floor.’
13. ‘Always eccentric
14. Dietrich put on trousers
15. tuxedos and men's suits long before other women dared.’
16. ‘Likewise
17. suits are worn by both men and women in most places of business
18. and tuxedos and evening gowns are worn at formal affairs’
19. ‘She walked up to me and straightened the already straight collar of my tuxedo jacket.’
20. ‘Resplendent in a white tuxedo
21. Mark returned from the punch bowl bearing refreshments.’
22. ‘They had obviously been at a school formal or something like that
23. because they were wearing tuxedos and evening dresses.’
24. ‘He numbly donned his tuxedo and then got the rest of himself ready.’
25. ‘Shrugging
26. he picked up one of the frilly tuxedo shirts and held it up to himself.’
27. ‘For this
28. I had to rent a tuxedo even though I already own two.’
29. ‘He had already bought their tickets and rented a tuxedo and a limo.’
30. ‘On one pair
31. she added a velvet ribbon sewn down the legs to imitate tuxedo pants.’
32. ‘Jeff was dressed in a rented tuxedo
33. while Debbie was very pretty in a pale yellow dress.’
34. ‘Again
35. I single these nice boys out for wearing nice
36. traditional
37. classy tuxedoes.’