Definitions for black tie
black tie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dinner jacket, tux, tuxedo, black tienoun

   semiformal evening dress for men

2. black tieadjective

   a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket

3. semiformal, semi-formal, black-tieadjective

   moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket

   "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"

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1. black tienoun

   Evening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly military dress or national costume.

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1. Black tie

   Black tie is a semi-formal Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and American conventions for attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically by its principal element for men, the dinner suit or dinner jacket. In American English, the equivalent term tuxedo (or tux) is common. The dinner suit is a black, midnight blue or white two- or three-piece suit, distinguished by satin or grosgrain jacket lapels and similar stripes along the outseam of the trousers. It is worn with a white dress shirt with standing or turndown collar and link cuffs, a black bow tie, typically an evening waistcoat or a cummerbund, and black patent leather dress shoes or court pumps. Accessories may include a semi-formal homburg, bowler, or boater hat. For women, an evening gown or other fashionable evening attire may be worn. The first dinner jacket is traditionally traced to 1865 on the then Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841–1910). The late 19th century saw gradual introduction of the lounge jacket without tails as a less formal and more comfortable leisure alternative to the frock coat. Similarly, the shorter dinner jacket evolved as a less formal alternative to the dress coat out of the informal smoking jacket, itself derived from out of the banyan. Thus in many non-English languages, a dinner jacket is still known as the false friend "smoking". In American English, its synonym "tuxedo" was derived from the village of Tuxedo Park in New York State, where it was introduced in 1886 following the example of Europeans. Following the counterculture of the 1960s, black tie has increasingly replaced white tie for more formal settings in the United States, along with cultures influenced by American culture. Traditionally worn only for events after 6 p.m., black tie is less formal than white tie but more formal than informal or business dress. As semi-formal, black tie are worn for dinner parties (public, fraternities, private) and sometimes even to balls and weddings, although etiquette experts discourage wearing of black tie for weddings. Traditional semi-formal day wear equivalent is black lounge suit. Supplementary semi-formal alternatives may be accepted for black tie: mess dress uniform, religious clothing (such as cassock), folk costumes (such as highland dress), etc.

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1. black tie

   Black tie is a formal dress code for social events, typically referring to a type of attire for men. It traditionally includes a black tuxedo or evening jacket, black formal trousers, white dress shirt, black bow tie, black formal leather shoes, and optional accessories such as cummerbunds or waistcoats. For women, it typically includes a formal evening gown or cocktail dress. It is often specified for formal events that take place after 6pm.

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1. Black tie

   Black tie is a dress code for evening events and social functions derived from British and American costume conventions of the 19th century. Worn only for events after 6 p.m., black tie is less formal than white tie but more formal than informal or business dress. It is also more formal than recent intermediate codes of “creative,” “alternate” or “optional” black tie. For men, the elements of black tie are a suit, of black or midnight blue wool, in which the jacket lapels and trouser braid are of silk or other contrasting material, a white dress shirt, a black bow-tie, an evening waistcoat or cummerbund, and black dress shoes. Women's dress for black tie occasions has varied greatly through the years; traditionally it was dinner or tea length sleeveless dress, often accompanied by a wrap or stole, gloves, and evening shoes. Today, cocktail length dresses are considered equally appropriate in most places.

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How to pronounce black tie?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of black tie in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of black tie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=black tie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Black_Tie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tie
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=black tie