Usually means: Formal evening wear for men.
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  1. black-tie: Merriam-Webster
  2. black-tie, black-tie: Collins English Dictionary
  3. black-tie: Vocabulary.com
  4. black-tie: Wordnik
  5. black-tie: Wiktionary
  6. black-tie: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. black-tie: Dictionary.com
  8. black-tie: Rhymezone
  9. black-tie: FreeDictionary.org
  10. black-tie: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ adjective:  Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.

Similar:
formal, semiformal, semi-formal, white-tie, suit and tie, dinner-jacketed, tuxed, dressed up, dress-suited, jacketed, more...

Types:
tuxedo, dinner jacket, white tie, more...

Colors:
    black,     white,     silver,     gold,     charcoal, more...

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Similar:
formal, semiformal, semi-formal, white-tie, suit and tie, dinner-jacketed, tuxed, dressed up, dress-suited, jacketed, more...

Types:
tuxedo, dinner jacket, white tie, more...

Colors:
    black,     white,     silver,     gold,     charcoal, more...



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