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tail coat

tail coat
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyl koht]
    • /teɪl koʊt/
    • /teɪl kəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl koht]
    • /teɪl koʊt/

Definitions of tail coat words

  • noun tail coat a man's fitted coat, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress. 1
  • noun tail coat a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist: worn as part of full evening dress 0

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Origin of tail coat

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Tail coat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tail coat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tail coat usage trend in Literature

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