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tailcoat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈteɪlkoʊt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any coat with similar tails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes

History

Etymology

From tail + coat.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆրակ (frak) — formal evening jacket
  • Bulgarian: фрак (frak) — formal evening jacket
  • Catalan: frac — formal evening jacket
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燕尾服 (yànwěifú) — formal evening jacket
  • Dutch: jacquet — formal evening jacket
  • Dutch: zwaluwstaart — formal evening jacket
  • Esperanto: frako — formal evening jacket
  • Estonian: frakk — formal evening jacket
  • Finnish: frakkitakki — formal evening jacket
  • Finnish: hännystakki — formal evening jacket
  • French: queue-de-pie — formal evening jacket
  • French: frac — formal evening jacket
  • Georgian: ფრაკი (praḳi) — formal evening jacket
  • German: Frack — formal evening jacket
  • Italian: frac — formal evening jacket
  • Italian: marsina — formal evening jacket
  • Japanese: 燕尾服 (embifuku) — formal evening jacket
  • Japanese: テールコート (tērukōto) — formal evening jacket
  • Macedonian: фрак (frak) — formal evening jacket
  • Norman: câsaque à coue d'héthonde — formal evening jacket
  • Polish: frak — formal evening jacket
  • Portuguese: fraque — formal evening jacket
  • Russian: фрак (frak) — formal evening jacket
  • Spanish: frac — formal evening jacket
  • Spanish: fraque — formal evening jacket
  • Swedish: frack — formal evening jacket
  • Bulgarian: фрак (frak) — any coat with similar tails
  • Finnish: hännystakki — any coat with similar tails