Dictionary

lapel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ləˈpel/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ləˈpɛl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).

Meanings

1. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
   • His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

lapel pin · lapel mic · lapeled · lapelled · lapelless · grab by the lapels

Translations (43)

es solapa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · fi käänne (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · cs klopa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · cmn 翻領 /翻领 (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · el γιακάς (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ga bóna (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Revers (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · es solape (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · hu hajtóka (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ar طَيَّة (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · nl revers (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · tr klapa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Mantelaufschlag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · fr colbac (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · it risvolto (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · lv atloks (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ro rever (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Rockaufschlag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · mk реве́р (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · cy llabed (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · el πέτο (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · bg ревер (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · gl lapela (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ru отворо́т (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · sv kavajslag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · da jakkerevers (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · es solapo (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · hu rever (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · no jakkeslag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · pt lapela (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Jackenaufschlag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ga liopa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ca solapa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · hy դարձածալ (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · fi takinkäänne (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · ru ла́цкан (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · sv slag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · hy կրծածալ (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Aufschlag (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · pl klapa (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · he דש (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · de Klappe (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) · fr revers (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat)