lapel

[luh-pel]

noun

1. either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.

lapel

/ ləˈpɛl /

noun

1. the continuation of the turned or folded back collar on a suit coat, jacket, etc

Other Word Forms

• lapelled adjective
• lapelless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapel¹

1780–90; irregular diminutive of lap ¹; -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapel¹

C18: from _lap ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, it stocked up to 65 jacket designs, with asymmetrical necklines, embroidered lapels, zippers running vertically from hip to nip, accented with strips of leather, you name it.

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Sharabi, dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt and a black blazer, wore a yellow ribbon pinned to his lapel, a symbol of solidarity with those still held in Gaza.

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His supporters wore lapel pins in the shape of a badge.

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He continued to refine the shape through the 1980s, gradually easing the “wedge shape” jacket into a more relaxed silhouette with sloped shoulders and lower lapels.

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On his lapel, he wore a little button, a heart over crossbones.

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Related Words

• pleat