| Almost simultaneously a four-horse carriage appeared at the opposite end of the street driven by a short, fat man in a tailcoat. |
| At the top of the stairs was another speaker with a pointy nose and impassive face, wearing a tailcoat and slacks. |
| A smirking Serb of indeterminate gender, wearing a tailcoat, sang flat, hiccupping now and then for dramatic effect. |
| At parties and restaurants, magicians prefer to work without their standard tailcoat, top hat or magic wand. |
| By the time it vanished from daytime activities, the tailcoat had assumed the form we recognize today. |
| A skinny man wearing a monocle, tailcoat, cravat, brogues and pink Lycra leggings struts across stage, nodding to Ella Fitzgerald. |
