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coat and tie
coat and tie
[for men] a jacket or sports coat and necktie. (A respectable but less than formal standard of dress.) My brother was not wearing a coat and tie, and they would not admit him into the restaurant. I always carry a coat and tie in my car just in case I have to dress up a little for something.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Fabiola | | fah-BYO-lah (Italian), fah-VYO-lah (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman |
| Jan (2) | | JAN | English |
| Laila (1) | | LAY-lə (English), LIE-lə (English) | Arabic, English |
| Christoforos | | - | Greek |
| Leoncio | | le-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Thurston | | ['θə:stən] | |