bib-and-tucker
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9.9
The best clothes a person wears for a special event
- noun
- Archaic
:
mejor atuendo
- Watching her little fellow toddling off in his best bib and tucker.
Examples
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After searching through her closet, she finally found her favorite bib-and-tucker for the party.
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For the wedding, she chose her finest bib-and-tucker to impress everyone.
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He always wears his best bib-and-tucker for formal events like graduations.
Synonyms
dress
vsbib-and-tucker
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1.0
Clothes of a particular style or for a special occasion
is specifically the best or most attractive clothes for special occasions
Sunday best
vsbib-and-tucker
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4.1
Clothes you wear for church or special events
is best clothing for any special occasion rather than only for church
3
7.1
A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion
is the best or most attractive clothes rather than any chosen outfit
Sunday clothes
vsbib-and-tucker
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3.0
The best, most formal clothes someone wears for church or important events
is best or most attractive clothing, not necessarily strictly formal
Antonyms
How Formal
white tie
2
7.0
- Formal
2
7.0
bib-and-tucker
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9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
formal
2
3.5
2
3.5
smart
18
2.4
18
2.4
smartish outfit
5.6
casual
63
1.3
63
1.3
Surface Forms
bib-and-tucker singular
bib-and-tuckers plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word bib-and-tucker comes from two old clothing items: bib 'a cloth fastened at the neck, like a baby's bib' and tucker 'a small cloth or neck trim once worn with dresses'. So to wear your bib-and-tucker is to put on your nicest, most formal clothes for a special occasion.