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[ luh-pel ] / ləˈpɛl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lapel ON THESAURUS.COM
nouneither of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar. Origin of lapel1780–90; irregular diminutive of lap1; see -le OTHER WORDS FROM lapella·pelled, adjectivela·pel·less, adjectiveWords nearby lapellap child, lap dance, lap dancing, lap dissolve, lapdog, lapel, lapel mike, LaPerm, La Pérouse, La Pérouse Strait, lapful Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lapelAt various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shooting The Comancheros in 1961, Wayne spotted a JFK button on the lapel of the future screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz. A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation|Christopher Bray|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST A campaign button on his lapel showed him in a smile and a suit, and advertised his name and lever. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a 9/11 witness, I love and appreciate the impulse behind the American-flag lapel pin, especially in the wake of the attacks. 6 Worthy Policy Ideas From Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Speech|John Avlon|January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
SFX: Mic being ripped from lapel in “I want my Daddy”-type despair. How Romney Can Show His True Self and Get the GOP to Like Him|Judith Grey|December 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST His badges were pinned neatly to his lapel and not to his suspenders, as in the days of yore. The Daughter of Anderson Crow|George Barr McCutcheon He gripped the lapel of his blouse, as if he would remove it and exchange for another. Triple Spies|Roy J. Snell The guard led Don out of the room and pinned a button on his lapel. And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson In the lapel of his coat was an enameled button as further proof of his fellowship. I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford Dick secured his knife from its secret pocket in the lapel, and handed it to one of the men. The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves|Claude A. Labelle
British Dictionary definitions for lapel
nounthe continuation of the turned or folded back collar on a suit coat, jacket, etc Derived forms of lapellapelled, adjectiveWord Origin for lapelC18: from lap 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lapelpleat, layer, convolution, corrugation, bend, cockle, gathering, ridge, overlap, ruck, crimp, ruffle, plication, ply, wrinkle, lap, furrow, circumvolution, gather, pucker |