three-piece

[three-pees]

adjective

1. Clothing.,  consisting of three matching or harmonious pieces, as an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse for a woman or a suit of a jacket, vest, and pair of trousers for a man.

2. having three parts.

noun

1. a three-piece ensemble or suit.

three-piece

adjective

1. having three pieces, esp (of a suit, suite, etc) consisting of three matching parts

noun

1. a three-piece suite, suit, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-piece¹

First recorded in 1905–10