释义
[ three -pees ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈθriˈpis / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective 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.
having three parts.
noun a three-piece ensemble or suit. Compare coordinate (def. 7).
Origin of three-piece First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby three-piece three-peat, threepence, threepenny, threepenny bit, three-phase, three-piece , three-ply, three-pointer, three-point landing, three-point play, three-point turn
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Example sentences from the Web for three-piece Old pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.
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There, he teamed up with a bass player and a guitar player, and they formed a three-piece band.
Miles Teller’s Movie Star Moment: From the Brink of Death to ‘Whiplash’ | Marlow Stern| October 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And Olivia Palermo weds in three-piece Carolina Herrera ensemble.
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A three-piece dinner with slaw, roll, and fried potato wedges runs $5.59.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken | Jane & Michael Stern| May 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Match Game was the product of an era when women were “girls” and men wore turtlenecks under their three-piece suits.
A Kiss Goodbye to Richard Dawson | Rebecca Dana| June 4, 2012| DAILY BEAST
With the separate cylinder barrel they were now almost committed to a three-piece cylinder.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design | Leonard S. Hobbs.
However, I am glad to report that the calf is now so much subdued that the boy in the three-piece suit is able to attend to him.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthur
Scene-shifters could not have been quicker with the three-piece rostrum, nor stewards with the harmonium.
A Diversity of Creatures | Rudyard Kipling
Write a letter telling of the new department and drawing special attention to your three-piece serge suit for $15.
Business English | Rose Buhlig
Besides the 12-foot rod, I had a 14-foot three-piece Castleconnell rod, an old friend.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland | John Rogers
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British Dictionary definitions for three-piece adjective having three pieces, esp (of a suit, suite, etc) consisting of three matching parts
noun a three-piece suite, suit, etc
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