lapelledadj.
/laˈpɛld/ Frequently as past participle.
1. Furnished with a lapel, or with one of a specified kind.
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1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. viii. 60 His waistcoat was of red plush lapelled with green velvet.
1766 Hist. Acct. Exped. against Ohio Indians 47 A short coat of brown cloth, lapelled, and without plaits.
1848 J. Grant Adventures Aide-de-camp iv A scarlet uniform, lapelled and faced with black velvet.
1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 65 I see, again, his frilled shirt,..his lapelled waistcoat, and his Michael Angelo watch-seal.
2. Folded over so as to form a lapel.
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1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II ii. 148 With net-wove sash and glittering gorget dress'd, And scarlet robe lapell'd upon her breast, Stern Ara frowns.
1829 C. A. Bowles Chapters Churchyards I. 290 A..coat, of dark blue broad cloth, lapelled back with two rows of..buttons.
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