tailcoat

noun

tail·​coat ˈtāl-ˌkōt 

: a coat with tails

especially : a man's full-dress coat with two long tapering skirts at the back

tailcoated

ˈtāl-ˌkō-təd 

adjective

Examples of tailcoat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of Brandenburg’s favorite artifact was a Royal Blackheath captain’s tailcoat from Scotland. —Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025

His first appearance is in a black leather tailcoat jacket that’s trimmed with moss green suede and worn with matching boots and a silk lavallière held with an emerald brooch — a strong contrast to Tatina’s pale pink peasant-style dresses. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025

With filming on Season 4 of Bridgerton underway, the cast of the Netflix series, new and original, reunited for a table read and some behind-the-scenes photos out of their bodices and tailcoats. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024

Because Eton is Eton, applications will continue to pour in, but the new chaps in tailcoats won’t necessarily be from the United Kingdom. —airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tailcoat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote