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plain suit

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noun

Cards.
  1. a suit other than the trump suit.


Example Sentences

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Bratton’s plain suit of patchwork gray and his flopping black hat made him look less a doctor than a farmer, which was his stated occupation in this assumed identity.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2016

Old and young, men and women, kneel before him as he stands in a plain suit.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2015

Zarif, short, stout and balding, hews to traditional Iranian collarless shirts, buttoned high at the neck, accompanied by a plain suit and black lace-up shoes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2015

Then you watch him, this little man in his plain suit, standing there modestly, almost humbly.

From Time Magazine Archive

She’s wearing a plain suit and gloves and carrying a handbag, like anyone, and she has on a ladies’ hat.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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