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DRESS SUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
Synonyms:
dress suit; full dress; tail coat; tailcoat; tails; white tie; white tie and tails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dress suit" is a kind of...):
evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)
Meronyms (parts of "dress suit"):
morning coat; swallow-tailed coat; swallowtail (a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)