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white tie
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As a noun, white tie means bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress. As an adjective, it means requiring white ties and tailcoats for men.
Meanings of white tie
3 meaningsnoun
Bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
Similar: dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie and tails
adjective
Requiring white ties and tailcoats for men
“a white-tie occasion”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for white tie →noun: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men