folded lapel

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• lapel — ► NOUN ▪ the part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back against the front opening. ORIGIN diminutive of LAP(Cf. ↑lapful) …   English terms dictionary

• lapel — [lə pel′] n. [dim. of LAP1] either of the front parts of a coat, jacket, etc. folded back on the chest, forming a continuation of the collar …   English World dictionary

• Jacket lapel — Lapel redirects here. For the town, see Lapel, Indiana. An unorthodox peaked lapel Jacket lapels are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat, and are most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually they are… …   Wikipedia

• lapel — UK [ləˈpel] / US noun [countable] Word forms lapel : singular lapel plural lapels one of the two parts at the front of a coat or jacket that are folded back on each side below the collar …   English dictionary

• lapel — la|pel [ləˈpel] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: LAP11 in the earlier meaning part of clothing that can be folded over ] the part of the front of a coat or ↑jacket that is joined to the collar and folded back on each side …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lapel — lapelled, adj. lapelless, adj. /leuh pel /, n. either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, esp. a continuation of a coat collar. [1780 90; irreg. dim. of LAP1; see LE] * * * …   Universalium

• lapel — noun /ləˈpɛl/ Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between …   Wiktionary

• lapel — la|pel [ lə pel ] noun count one of the two parts at the front of a coat or jacket that are folded back on each side below the collar …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lapel — [[t]ləpe̱l[/t]] lapels N COUNT The lapels of a jacket or coat are the two top parts at the front that are folded back on each side and join on to the collar …   English dictionary

• lapel — la·pel || lÉ™ pel n. front part of a coat or jacket which is folded back and forms a continuation of the collar …   English contemporary dictionary

• lapel — noun the part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back against the front opening. Derivatives lapelled adjective Origin C17: dimin. of lap1 …   English new terms dictionary