"dinner jacket" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dinner jackets [plural]
Etymology: So called because it is worn by men to formal dinners. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dinner jacket (plural dinner jackets)
  1. (especially US) A jacket, often white, corresponding to a tuxedo jacket. Tags: US, especially Synonyms: dinner-jacket Derived forms: dinner-jacketed Translations (jacket corresponding to a tuxedo jacket): esmòquing [masculine] (Catalan), smokkitakki (Finnish), smokin takki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dinner_jacket-en-noun-Va6PMO8I Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'jacket corresponding to a tuxedo jacket': 76 24
  2. (British) The formal suit, typically black, that includes this type of jacket. Tags: British Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: black tie, penguin suit
    Sense id: en-dinner_jacket-en-noun-2HYS-A~P Disambiguation of Clothing: 38 62 Categories (other): British English

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