White-tie

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  White-tie \White-tie\, a.
     requiring formal evening clothes, usually interpreted as a
     white bow tie and a tailcoat for men, and a formal evening
     dress for women; -- as, a white-tie reception at the embassy.
     Contrasting with {black-tie} and {informal}.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  white-tie
       adj : requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie
             occasion"