"white tie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-white tie.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} white tie (uncountable)
  1. The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash. Tags: uncountable Translations (men's most formal eveningwear): frac [masculine] (Catalan), frakki (Finnish), frakkipuku (Finnish), Frack-Anzug [masculine] (German), Frack [masculine] (German), frack [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-white_tie-en-noun-T-7hLhfZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of "men's most formal eveningwear": 65 35
  2. A dress code specifying white tie for men and ball gown or evening dress for women, or, alternatively, full military dress or national costume. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms (dress code): full dress, evening dress, full evening dress Related terms: black tie, morning dress, national costume, tails Translations (dress code): frakki (Finnish), juhlapuku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-white_tie-en-noun-1356h3nd Disambiguation of Clothing: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'dress code': 11 89 Disambiguation of 'dress code': 11 89
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