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suit and tie en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Formal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.
   • Everybody was addressed by Mr. and Miss and always suit and tie. 2005, Arthur L. Littleworth, Water Law Attorney and Riverside Civic Leader, page 41:
   • Behind this are assumptions about the significance and meaning of two major archaeological fashion styles: suit-and-tie manager wear on the one hand and scruffy but practical field wear on the other. 2007, Timothy Clack, Marcus Brittain, Archaeology and the Media, page 73:
   • He too was a young man in a suit and tie with a derby upon his head . 2007, Joanna Melville, Everything was Ragtime: A View of the Costume Design Process, page 139:
   • The days of coaching Little League in a suit and tie are long gone, but Marvin is still always impeccably dressed, regardless of the activity — and the location. 2002, Joseph Agris, White Knight in Blue Shades, page 111:
   • Max, you don't work in an office, but you still have to make it on time to this construction site like a suit and tie kind of job.
   • The clothing for us western businessmen is the classic suit and tie. 2014, Rolf Zeiler, Asia with suit and tie:

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Translations (5)

pt terno e gravata (Translations) · fi puku ja solmio (Translations) · pl odzież formalna (Translations) · fr costard-cravate (Translations) · fr costume-cravate (Translations)