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 1970–75

Words nearby Mao suit

Māori mint, Māori oven, Māori rat, Māoritanga, Māori warden, Mao suit, mao-tai, Mao Tse-tung, Mao Zedong, map, mapau

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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.
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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.
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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 Mao suit

Mao suit

/ (maʊ) /

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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