tailcoat

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tailcoat

/ˈteɪlkoʊt/ US

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From tail + coat.

noun tailcoats · tail coat

A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
Any coat with similar tails.

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noun formal evening jacket

Español	frac, fraque
日本語	燕尾服 embifuku, テールコート tērukōto
中文	燕尾服 yànwěifú
Português	fraque
Français	queue-de-pie, frac
Deutsch	Frack
Italiano	frac, marsina
Русский	фрак frak

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@misc{tailcoat_2026,
  title = {tailcoat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailcoat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}