lounge suit

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noun Chiefly British.

a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.

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Origin of lounge suit

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby lounge suit

lounge car, lounge chair, lounge lizard, lounge music, lounger, lounge suit, loungewear, lounging, Lounsbury, loup, loupcervier

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How to use lounge suit in a sentence

San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
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Eventually, DeCrow and Seidenberg filed suit against the East Village mainstay.
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The pieces are near-identical, excepting the signature buttons on the Chanel suit and a few small tailoring details.
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We meet in his study, where Hitchcock sits waiting, dressed in his black suit.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
We had three long tables which Liszt arranged to suit himself, his own place being in the middle.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Not a dollar did he possess—not even did he have a suit of clothes any more, and wore every day his corduroys.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
When Dan put his tobacco back unbitten, it was always an infallible sign that something had gone in a way that did not suit him.
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British Dictionary definitions for lounge suit

lounge suit

noun

the customary suit of matching jacket and trousers worn by men for the normal business day

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