a white-tie occasion
1white-tie — adjective requiring white ties and tailcoats for men a white tie occasion • Similar to: ↑formal * * * /hwuyt tuy , wuyt /, adj. requiring that guests wear formal attire, esp. that men wear white bow ties with formal evening dress: a white tie… …
2white-tie — adj [only before noun] a white tie social occasion is a very formal one at which the men wear white ↑bow ties and ↑tails →↑black tie …
3white-tie — adjective a white tie social occasion is very formal and men must wear white BOW TIES and TAILS …
4white-tie — adjective a white tie social occasion is a very formal one at which the men wear white bow ties and tails (tail1 (5b)) compare blacktie …
5white-tie — UK / US adjective a white tie social occasion is very formal and men must wear white bow ties and tails …
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7Black tie — This article is about the dress code. For the country rock band, see Black Tie (band). Western dress codes Formal wear Formal Semi formal (including black tie) Informal Smart casual Business casual Casual Active attire …
8Bow tie — For other uses, see Bow tie (disambiguation). A striped bow tie. The bow tie is a type of men s necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tied around the collar in a symmetrical manner such that the two opposite ends form loops. Ready tied bow… …
9black-tie — adjective moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket he wore semiformal attire a black tie dinner • Syn: ↑semiformal, ↑semi formal • Similar to: ↑formal * * * /blak tuy /, adj. requiring that guests wear …
10black-tie — lack tie adj. requiring semiformal evening clothes, e. g. a black bowtie and a tuxedo or dinner jacket for men, and a formal dress for women; contrasted with {white tie}, for a fully formal occasion, and with {informal}, and {casual}. a black… …
