lapeln.

Brit.

/ləˈpɛl/, U.S.

/ləˈpɛl/

Forms: Also 1800s lapell(e, lappel.

Etymology: < lap n.¹ + -el suffix².

a. That part of the front of a coat which is folded over towards either shoulder.

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1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 340 A stiff brocaded silk, and green lapels.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xiv. 128 The sleet falling on his dress, lodged in its embroidered lappels.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xiv. 121 Laying his hand upon the lappel of his threadbare coat.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvi. 83 He..held the lapels of his coat with his thumbs under the collar as his manner was.

b. attributive.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > parts of

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > having lapels

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1824 in S. B. Weeks South. Quakers & Slavery 131 [In 1824 Friends in Southern U.S. record their condemnation of] such articles of dress as lapell coats.

1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy xxv. 261 With inches of ribbon in their lappel button-holes.

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 180 Lapel Buttons, Enameled.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 486/2 Lapel microphone, a small microphone, worn on the lapel; suitable for use when the speaker is addressing an audience, or when he cannot remain in a stable position.

1967 Observer 26 Mar. 9 The hippies themselves do not need to pin on the lapel buttons they sell.

1969 New Scientist 16 Oct. 109/2 The indignity of wearing a lapel badge displaying their name, rank and work-place to the world at large.

1972 Times 7 Feb. 1/3 They were issued with lapel badges depicting a black coffin on a white background.

1973 Country Life 31 May 56/1 For the sportsman's wife... Lapel brooches in three colours of gold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lapel
释义	lapeln. Brit. /ləˈpɛl/, U.S. /ləˈpɛl/ Forms: Also 1800s lapell(e, lappel. Etymology: < lap n.¹ + -el suffix². a. That part of the front of a coat which is folded over towards either shoulder. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > parts of > lapel lapel1789 lappet1883 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 340 A stiff brocaded silk, and green lapels. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xiv. 128 The sleet falling on his dress, lodged in its embroidered lappels. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xiv. 121 Laying his hand upon the lappel of his threadbare coat. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvi. 83 He..held the lapels of his coat with his thumbs under the collar as his manner was. b. attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > parts of lapel1824 swish cut1831 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > having lapels lapelled1751 lapel1824 1824 in S. B. Weeks South. Quakers & Slavery 131 [In 1824 Friends in Southern U.S. record their condemnation of] such articles of dress as lapell coats. 1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy xxv. 261 With inches of ribbon in their lappel button-holes. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 180 Lapel Buttons, Enameled. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 486/2 Lapel microphone, a small microphone, worn on the lapel; suitable for use when the speaker is addressing an audience, or when he cannot remain in a stable position. 1967 Observer 26 Mar. 9 The hippies themselves do not need to pin on the lapel buttons they sell. 1969 New Scientist 16 Oct. 109/2 The indignity of wearing a lapel badge displaying their name, rank and work-place to the world at large. 1972 Times 7 Feb. 1/3 They were issued with lapel badges depicting a black coffin on a white background. 1973 Country Life 31 May 56/1 For the sportsman's wife... Lapel brooches in three colours of gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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