three-piece suit en · NOUN
Meanings
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A suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat.
Then, immaculately dressed in three-piece suit, starched collar, and wingtips, Wilbur was obliged to drive a spike of Nevada silver into a railroad tie, a tricky and potentially embarrassing ceremonoial duty, especially with a phalanx of eager photographers poised to record every misswing.
2014, Joseph E. Stevens, Hoover Dam: An American Adventure:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| three-piece suits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| 3-piece suit | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
two-piece · one-piece · three-piece suite
Translations (9)
it completo (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · fi liivipuku (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · nl driedelig pak (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · cmn 三件套西裝 /三件套西装 (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · ca tern (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · ru костюм-тройка (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · fr costume trois pièces (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · es terno (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat) · hu háromrészes öltöny (suit consisting of matching jacket, trousers, and waistcoat)