lapel
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
Origin of lapel
1Other words from lapel
- la·pelled, adjective
- la·pel·less, adjective
Words Nearby lapel
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How to use lapel in a sentence
These days, servers wear discreet V-shaped pins on their lapels, showing that they’re vaccinated, while diners need not show proof of vaccination.
Climate change, inequality and a recall vote: How the French Laundry embodies California | Lisa Bonos | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostThen he showed up for the championship game Monday night wearing a Jayhawks pin on his jacket lapel.
Roy Williams is walking away — and college basketball is losing a pillar of goodness | John Feinstein | April 1, 2021 | Washington PostVarahn, who has a broad, serious face and a sleek bob, dressed for the occasion in crisp two-piece suits with lapels.
“We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic | by Ava Kofman | November 30, 2020 | ProPublicaAt various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had on a blue boy-coat, and to the right lapel was fastened a three-inch red cloth 9, Howe's number.
Shooting The Comancheros in 1961, Wayne spotted a JFK button on the lapel of the future screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz.
A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation | Christopher Bray | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA campaign button on his lapel showed him in a smile and a suit, and advertised his name and lever.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe wore the official political uniform: a dark suit, a lapis blue tie and a white shirt—and, of course, a flag-pin on his lapel.
Election Night 2012: Fashion of Jubilation And Mourning | Robin Givhan | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI broke right into his story and seized the lapel of his waistcoat as though he were my dearest friend.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydTo the lapel of his coat they had pinned a paper on which was written, "The fate that awaits all Kansas Jayhawkers."
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe pale glow of light which came from that powder smudge on Carlson's lapel was no longer visible!
That face powder came from the cheek of a woman—some woman who pressed her cheek against Carlson's lapel.
High on the left lapel of his dark suit coat was a white smudge made by some sort of powder.
British Dictionary definitions for lapel
/ (ləˈpɛl) /
the continuation of the turned or folded back collar on a suit coat, jacket, etc
Origin of lapel
1Derived forms of lapel
- lapelled, adjective
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