lapel

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He was in full evening dress--none of us had seen him in evening dress before--and in his lapel was a bouquet of white flowers, evidently arranged by himself.

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  1. noun The part of a garment, such as a coat or jacket, that is an extension of the collar and folds back against the breast.

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  • The monocle which he habitually wore attached to his left lapel was a relic of the past when he'd really had a bad eye. —  134 - The Whisker of Hercules
  • I could see one longish hair clinging to the lapel, her own dark hair, but glinting with copper lights against the black fabric. —  The Historian
  • He pried Buttonhole's hand off Doc's lapel, and took hold of both of them himself. —  OCTOBER, 1953 Vol
  • He flicked his lapel, as if a crumb of some privileged repast and all its perks still clung to his garments. —  deer leap.htm
  • The young rowdies looked at his lapel, his face, and then stepped back. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 02 - August 2002
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