Definition of "tuxedo" []

• A man's dress jacket, usually black with satin or grosgrain lapels, worn for formal or semiformal occasions. Also called dinner jacket. (noun)
• A complete outfit including this jacket, trousers usually with a silken stripe down the side, a bow tie, and often a cummerbund. (noun)

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• "Of course, these days practically everyone uses the term tuxedo, both in the U.S. and across the pond."
• "Curiously, few even know what the word "tuxedo" means anymore."
• "And the miracles we hope and believe are just about to occur: Graham the pit bull; Rocky the beagle; a 3-month-old and cuter than should be legal American bulldog named Hazel; 7-year-old yellow lab sisters Stella and Fuoco; brother white bunnies with black ears and noses, Charlie and Oliver; a gorgeous green-eyed, long-haired red tabby named Janis; a calico kitty unimaginatively named Kitty but, hey, you can change the name; and a remarkable number of black-and-white or what we call tuxedo cats of all sizes and ages."