lapel
noun/ləˈpel/
/ləˈpel/
- one of the two front parts of the top of a coat or jacket that are joined to the collar and are folded back
- to wear a flower in your lapel
- He grabbed me by the lapels of my jacket.
Extra Examples- A silver brooch was pinned to her lapel.
- The man grabbed him by the lapels and shook him violently.
- a coat with wide lapels
- a jacket with a badge on the lapel
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- be pinned to
- badge
- button
- pin
- …
- in the/your lapel
- on the/your lapel
- grab somebody by the lapels
Word Originmid 17th cent.: diminutive of the noun lap sense (1).
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