0 an old-fashioned type of man's coat, waist-length at the front and with the lower half of the back divided into two pieces, now only worn on very formal occasions
The frock coat was still the standard garment for all formal or business occasions, and a tailcoat was worn in the evenings.
This meant that their tailcoats eventually smelled of tobacco.
Though rarely used, men can also substitute a tailcoat for the standard dinner dress jacket with this uniform.
Rank is indicated on the undress tailcoat and mess jacket by gold lace on the sleeves.
Indeed, an overcoat may be worn over the top of a tailcoat.
The undress tailcoat is fitted with scallop-flapped hip pockets with three gilt buttons on each pocket.
Its popularity mirrored the frock coat, which replaced the tailcoat as day-wear in the 1850s.
Bugs immediately dresses in a tailcoat and wants to have a peek at what is cooking.
