sack suit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sack suit
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The staid, old, boxy sack suit that had long been Brooks Brothers’ specialty fell out of favor.
From Slate
And who loved a sack suit more than the elegant political radicals of the early 1960s?
From Salon
Could he appear at this glittering function as a chief attraction in an eight dollar sack suit and make some lame explanation about losing his other things in a Turkish bath?
From Project Gutenberg
Presently, though no sound had reached Green, he saw a man's figure appear in silhouette against the lighted window which faced him; a tall, broad-shouldered man, wearing a sack suit and a cap.
From Project Gutenberg
As the curtain rises, Clement, dressed in a modish, tarnished-gray sack suit, is discovered reclining in a fauteuil near the fireplace.
From Project Gutenberg
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