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What is the source of the word “tuxedo”

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strzkatie23 strzkatie23
  • 17-04-2018
"tuxedo" This distinctive tailless dinner jacket was introduced in the resort town of Tuxedo Park, New York, in 1886. The town's name, Tuxedo, is an Anglicized form of the Delaware Indian word "p'tuksit," which means "wolf," the totem of that particular Delaware group.
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kevinventura kevinventura
  • 17-04-2018
Word origin of "Tuxedo" was after the name of a country club at Tuxedo Park, that was located near Tuxedo Lake, N. Y.
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