Black-tie
a black bow tie, worn with a dinner jacket.
semiformal evening wear for men (distinguished from white tie).
requiring that guests wear semiformal attire, especially that men wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets:
a black-tie dance.
Contemporary Examples
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Spoofing the Spy Randi Zuckerberg November 11, 2008
Laughter in the Dark Tina Brown February 1, 2009
The White House Goes Glam Rebecca Dana November 23, 2009
History Wrong in Weinstein’s New Madonna Movie ‘W.E.’ Andrew Roberts February 5, 2012
noun
a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
(modifier) denoting an occasion when a dinner jacket should be worn
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