lapel
noun /ləˈpel/
/ləˈpel/
- one of the two front parts of the top of a coat or jacket that are joined to the collar and are folded back
enlarge image- to wear a flower in your lapel
- He grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket.
Extra Examples- A silver brooch was pinned to her lapel.
- He grabbed her by the lapels and shook her violently.
- a coat with wide lapels
- a jacket with a badge on the lapel
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- be pinned to
- badge
- button
- pin
- …
- in the/your lapel
- on the/your lapel
- grab somebody by the lapels
Word Originmid 17th cent.: diminutive of the noun lap sense (1).
