tuxedo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tuxedo
    n 1: semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket},
         {tux}, {tuxedo}, {black tie}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tuxedo \Tux*e"do\, Tuxedo coat \Tux*e"do coat`\, n.
   1. A kind of black jacket for semiformal evening dress made
      without tails, usually of black or dark blue color and
      having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels; -- so
      named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New
      York. [U. S.] --[RHUD]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

   2. The complete semiformal evening suit, including the tuxedo
      jacket, matching trousers, and black bow tie, and usually
      including a cummerbund; -- the style of shirt worn with
      this suit varies, and the outfit may include a dickey.
      --[RHUD]
      [PJC]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Tuxedo

   <database, networking> {Cross-platform} distributed
   {transaction monitor} {middleware} marketed by {BEA systems}.
   Tuxedo supports the production of {scalable} {client-server}
   applications and the coordination of {transactions} spanning
   heterogeneous {databases}, {operating systems}, and
   {hardware}.

   BEA Home (http://beasys.com/).

   [Connection with {Novell, Inc.}?]

   (2003-01-08)