Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made in or consisting of three parts or pieces, as a suit consisting of a jacket, trousers, and a vest.
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- adjective (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces
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Examples
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But for the full monty, the OED favors the explanation that it once referred to “the purchase of a complete three-piece suit” made by the tailor Montague Maurice Burton 1885–1952.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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But for the full monty, the OED favors the explanation that it once referred to “the purchase of a complete three-piece suit” made by the tailor Montague Maurice Burton 1885–1952.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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I would wear jeans and a cardigan one day, a three-piece and wing tips the next and bermuda shorts and huaraches later in the week.
Matthew Anderson: Repairing The Black-Jewish Rift Matthew Anderson 2011
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Considering the current xenophobic fires being set throughout the nation, and the fact the economic climate can easily fan those flames, it is time for the Latino Sharpton to press his/her three-piece suit, perfect his/her look of disgust, and rise from the crowd in order to be reckoned with.
El Guapo: WANTED: Latino Al Sharpton El Guapo 2012
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Paul, at 72 years old with thinning silver hair, stands like a relic from a bygone era in a three-piece, tailored suit and tells us that he fixes typewriters for a living.
Nick Barnicle: A New York Story: Gramercy Typewriter Co. Nick Barnicle 2012
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I would wear jeans and a cardigan one day, a three-piece and wing tips the next and bermuda shorts and huaraches later in the week.
Matthew Anderson: Repairing The Black-Jewish Rift Matthew Anderson 2011
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I had a Student Council meeting that day and was wearing my best three-piece suit.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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A conservative Republican with the patrician air of a Boston brahmin - the favored three-piece suits and a watch fob hanging from his breast pocket - he offered the benediction at Ronald Reagan's second inauguration and the sermon at George H.W. Bush's.
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I had a Student Council meeting that day and was wearing my best three-piece suit.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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I would wear jeans and a cardigan one day, a three-piece and wing tips the next and bermuda shorts and huaraches later in the week.
Matthew Anderson: Repairing The Black-Jewish Rift Matthew Anderson 2011
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