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 Definitions of black-tie  [ˈblækˌθɔrn]  

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Definition of 'black-tie' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) black-tie
requiring that male guests wear semiformal evening dress:
a black-tie reception.

Etymology:  (1930–35)

Definition of 'black-tie' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dinner jacket, tux, tuxedo, black tie
semiformal evening dress for men

2. (adj) black tie
a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket

3. (adj) semiformal, semi-formal, black-tie
moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
"he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"

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