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Mao suit
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noun
an outfit worn in the People's Republic of China consisting of a Mao jacket and loose trousers.
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Origin of Mao suit
First recorded in 1970ā75
Words nearby Mao suit
MÄori mint, MÄori oven, MÄori rat, MÄoritanga, MÄori warden, Mao suit, mao-tai, Mao Tse-tung, Mao Zedong, map, mapau
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British Dictionary definitions for Mao suit
Mao suit
/ (maŹ) /
noun
a simple style of clothing, traditionally made of cotton and commonly worn in Communist China, consisting of loose trousers and a straight jacket with a close-fitting stand-up collar
Word Origin for Mao suit
C20: named after Mao Tse-tung, who popularized the style
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