lapel
Meaning
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləˈpɛl/
Etymology
From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).
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