- pants suit
- noun Date: 1964 pantsuit
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pants suit
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pants suit — noun a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women • Syn: ↑pantsuit • Hypernyms: ↑slack suit * * * noun see pantsuit * * * pants suit or pantˈsuit noun (esp N American … Useful english dictionary
pants suit — /ˈpænts sut/ (say pants sooht) noun a slacks suit. Also, pantsuit …
pants — In BrE pants (plural noun) means ‘underpants’, whereas in AmE it means ‘trousers or slacks’. The distinction can cause problems: • I heard an American student at Cambridge University telling some English friends how he climbed over a locked gate… … Modern English usage
Suit (clothing) — Western dress codes Formal wear Formal Semi formal Informal (including lounge suits) Smart casual Business casual Casual Active attire … Wikipedia
suit — I n. legal claim 1) to bring, file, institute (a) suit against 2) to contest; press a suit 3) to lose; win a suit 4) to dismiss a suit 5) a civil; class action; malpractice; pending suit courtship (old fashioned) 6) to plead, press one s suit set … Combinatory dictionary
pants — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. trousers, breeches; slacks, flannels, jeans, Levi s, dungarees; pantaloons, knickerbockers, knickers, plus fours; shorts, pedal pushers, chinos, jodhpurs; bloomers, briefs, panties. See clothing.… … English dictionary for students
pants — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. Phrases and idioms: bore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. bore, scare, etc., to an intolerable degree. pants (or pant) suit esp. US a trouser suit. with one s pants down… … Useful english dictionary
pants — noun 1 (BrE) underwear ⇨ See also ↑panties, ↑underpants … OF PANTS ▪ pair VERB + PANTS ▪ pull on, pull up ▪ drop … Collocations dictionary
suit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. petition, appeal, prayer; courtship, wooing; suite, retinue, train; outfit, set, group, sequence; lawsuit, action, litigation. See request, endearment, clothing, continuity, class. v. t. satisfy,… … English dictionary for students
suit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 set of clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ designer, elegant, immaculate, smart (esp. BrE), well cut (esp. BrE), well tailored (esp. AmE) ▪ ill fitting … Collocations dictionary
