dinner jacket

noun

: a jacket for formal evening wear
dinner-jacketed adjective

Examples of dinner jacket in a Sentence

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Waiting at the other end was Harrison in a Ralph Lauren Purple Label white dinner jacket and dark blue tuxedo pants. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 For years, the designer has worked with Anderson & Sheppard on tailored pieces for men and women ranging from slim, fluid dinner jackets to oversize coats and blazers with turn-back cuffs. Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 Your guide to the best of the menu Pitbull's Phoenix concert had the hottest hits and coolest dinner jackets Breaking 'barriers and borders': Chandler Mariachi Festival celebrates 25 years Breathtaking new Arizona hike is easier than ever to get to. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024 To have some fun with color, midnight blue is a chic option, or try on a white dinner jacket. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dinner jacket 

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dinner jacket was in 1891

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“Dinner jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20jacket. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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