three-piece

American  

[three-pees] / ˈθriˈpis /

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.

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noun

1. a three-piece ensemble or suit.

three-piece British  

adjective

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

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noun

1. a three-piece suite, suit, etc

Etymology

Origin of three-piece

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Back in the old days of the trusts, it would be the proverbial smoke-filled room with a bunch of fat dudes in three piece suits, smoking cigars, fixing prices.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

I wore a three piece suit with a bow tie and a watch chain.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2018

In the main room a three piece band called AMP is playing their own brand of experimental jazz - piano, drums, and double bass.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2015

Then the ad men in the other telling us tales of gadgets and three piece suites, twinkling goods through which we can express ourselves.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2014

I did the same thing with a three piece suit last summer.

From The Blood Red Dawn by Dobie, Charles Caldwell