Black Tie Definition

blaktī
noun
A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.
American Heritage
A black bow tie, properly worn with a tuxedo.
Webster's New World
Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a tuxedo.
American Heritage
A tuxedo and the proper accessories.
Webster's New World

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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adjective
Being or of a social function characterized by formalwear.
Webster's New World

Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.

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Black Tie Sentence Examples

  • You want to wear black tie or no tie, that's fine, too.

  • Some SEC Black Tie events are less strict e.g. cocktail dress would be fine.

  • A total of 17 awards were handed out to business leaders at the black-tie gala awards dinner.

  • She 's probably the person I'll be looking for tomorrow to help me tie the damn knot in my stupid black tie.

  • But more recently they have acquired a splendid set of patterned tuxedo jackets, which they wear with proper dress shirts and black tie.

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