Meaning of tightum | Babel Free

Definitions

Moderately formal attire or dress code

obsolete, slang, uncountable

Examples

“He knew that he had put out the usher's very best suit; not the tightum which he wore on Sundays; but the hightum,[…]”

“The second was of very respectable form and kind, and fitted for ordinary society; this she called "Titum."”

“For one of Lucia's quaint ideas was to divide dresses into three classes, "Hightum," "Tightum" and "Scrub."”

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