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People get this very romantic vision of a fashion designer who in one night makes 25 sketches and in the morning throws them on the table and there are a lot of women in white aprons with the pins on the lapel and they start to grab the sketches and... It's not like that.
Dries van Noten

Meaning of "lapel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAPEL

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAPEL

lapel  [ləˈpɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAPEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lapel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAPEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lapel

Lapels are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat, and are most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually they are formed by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat and sewing them to the collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck. There are three basic forms of lapels: notched, peaked and shawl. Notched lapels, the most common, are usually seen on business suits. Peaked lapels are more formal, and nearly always used on double breasted jackets or coats. Shawl lapels are usually carried by tuxedos.

Definition of lapel in the English dictionary

The definition of lapel in the dictionary is the continuation of the turned or folded back collar on a suit coat, jacket, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAPEL


appel
əˈpɛl
compel
kəmˈpɛl
dispel
dɪˈspɛl
expel
ɪkˈspɛl
impel
ɪmˈpɛl
misspell
ˌmɪsˈspɛl
outspell
ˌaʊtˈspɛl
propel
prəˈpɛl
rappel
ræˈpɛl
reexpel
ˌriːɪkˈspɛl
repel
rɪˈpɛl
sapropel
ˈsæprəˌpɛl
spell
spɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAPEL

lap-chart
lap-jointed
laparoscope
laparoscopic
laparoscopist
laparoscopy
laparotomies
laparotomy
lapboard
lapdog
lapel badge
LaPerm
lapful
lapheld
lapidarian
lapidaries
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate
lapidation

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAPEL

antechapel
carpel
chapel
Coypel
cupel
drupel
estoppel
father of the chapel
gospel
graupel
Lady Chapel
langspel
mother of the chapel
prosperity gospel
scalpel
Sistine Chapel
stipel
Whitechapel

Synonyms and antonyms of lapel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lapel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAPEL

Find out the translation of lapel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lapel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lapel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翻领
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solapa
570 millions of speakers

English

lapel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طية صدر السترة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lapela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যাপেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

revers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下襟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 옷깃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lapel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ve áo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்மடிப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेपेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

klapa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

risvolto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klapa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відворот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rever
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lapel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kavajslag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jakkeslaget
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lapel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPEL»

The term «lapel» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lapel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lapel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lapel

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6 QUOTES WITH «LAPEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lapel.
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Anne Campbell
The sensors have many potential practical uses - in Government buildings, train carriages, cargo containers, on a soldier's lapel - and are a thousand times cheaper than current sensors that are used for the same purpose.
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Dane Cook
I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.
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O. Henry
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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Brit Hume
There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter
The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum for toddlers, where everything is praised and no achievement ultimately has meaning.
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Dries van Noten
People get this very romantic vision of a fashion designer who in one night makes 25 sketches and in the morning throws them on the table and there are a lot of women in white aprons with the pins on the lapel and they start to grab the sketches and... It's not like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAPEL»

Discover the use of lapel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lapel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Boutonniere: Style in One's Lapel
Essays chronicle a history of the boutonniere as worn by royalty and movie stars, and provide men with advice on matching florals with modern styles and fabrics.
Umberto Angeloni, 2000
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Couture Sewing Techniques
The length of the stitches and distance between the rows will affect the firmness of the lapel. For a softer lapel, make longer stitches and space them farther apart. 5. To padstitch the corner, reposition the lapel to hold the triangle base over your  ...
Claire B. Shaeffer, 2011
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Department Of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards ...
DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE Date MIL-DTL-11484/157BNOT2 LAPEL BUTTON, SURGEON GENERAL'S EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE[CUST: IH] [REVIEW: CT] A 8455 IH 26-JUN-01 ...
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Jackets, Coats, and Suits from Threads
In YSL's Prince of Wales jacket the facings are cut with the grain parallel to the lapel edge, instead of parallel to the garment center front. Notice that the YSL lapel has been shaped to follow the curve of the lapel edge, so the stripes don 1 cut ...
Threads Magazine, 1992
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Department Of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards ...
1 Last Action 1 Distribution FSC/Area 1 DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE MCA * Date MIL DTL- 1484/135D NOT 2 LAPEL BUTTON, ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, ARM Y[CUST: IH] [REVIEW: CT] A 8455 IH 26-JUN-01 MIL DTL- ...
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
57.8 Wearing of the service lapel button. (a) The blue star of the service lapel button worn by members of the immediate family shall signify that one or more members are serving In the Armed Forces under the conditions specified in § 57.4(c) .
‎1966
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How to tailor a woman's suit
Pin the two pieces together, then, keeping them on the ham, baste them together from the right side. Start at the middle of the shoulder seam and baste to the bottom of the interfacing. Baste just to the line that marks the lapel crease, with rows ...
Margaret Smith, United States. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1946
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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher
Lapel. You mumble I Gal. The victuals are lock'd up ; I'm kept from mumbling. [Exit . Lapel. He prints my blows upon pot paper too, the rogue ! Which had been proper for some drunken pamphlet. La None. Monsieur Lapct ! How the world rings ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, 1872
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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher with an Introduction by ...
I'm torn in pieces betwixt love and shame. [E141 AL SCENE III.—GENOA. An Apartment in the Palace. Enter LAPBI', leosmo. Povrao'r, Mouuuzoiv, and others, the new Conrl-oflicers. Lapel. Good morrow, fellow Poltrot, and MoulGood morrow, ...
Francis Beaumont, 1840
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Catalog of Copyright Entries: Works of art...
July 23, 1913; 2 с Oct. 1, 1913; К 64168. [Men's fashion plates] : Three-button peaked lapel sack, vest will show above coat opening, no. 801.— Three-button sack, no. 803 [Two views]. — Three-button straight front peaked lapel Norfolk, no.
‎1918

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAPEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lapel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ten ways to celebrate Wichita's 145th birthday (VIDEO) | The …
The Workroom, 150 N. Cleveland, sells flags, decals, shirts, tins and Wichita flag lapel pins starting at $1. Or follow Wichita Flag on Twitter and ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
2
Tournament - News | WTA Tennis English
The honor of presenting Ricci Bitti with a special lapel pin fell to Mary Carillo, who received the Philippe Chatrier Award from Ricci Bitti during ... «WTA Tennis, Jul 15»
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Sheriff's office puts honorary badges on hiatus | AL.com
... person's good deeds, you can do it another way without it being an actual badge," said Falls, suggesting a lapel pin, plaque or proclamation. «AL.com, Jul 15»
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A day in the life of the sheriff - Herald Bulletin: Local News
Mellinger takes Indiana 13 through Lapel toward Ingalls before heading up U.S. 36 toward Pendleton. His deputies have approached Mellinger ... «The Herald Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Doug Anderson, MaryAnn Gaither Addison highlight 'Woody …
The Lapel native is known as an original member of Haase and Signature Sound, a Grammy-nominated and GMA Dove Award-winning gospel ... «The Herald Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Thomas eyes big goals in yards, bigger role in leadership - Fort …
Standing alone at the podium, dressed in a navy blue suit with a Broncos pin on his lapel, Thomas talked softly about the greatest week of his ... «Fort Morgan Times, Jul 15»
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Shot cop can't testify; more than 140 DWI cases dismissed …
The District Attorney's Office has placed most of the blame on problems with video from officers' lapel cameras not being available for evidence ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: West Seattle Grand Parade 2015, report #1
This was my first year in 16 NOT getting a lapel-pin to add to my collection, plus we missed seeing their fun wagon and shoot-out shenanigans ... «West Seattle Blog, Jul 15»
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Toolbox Murders 2 (Blu-ray) : DVD Talk Review of the Blu-ray
... point a little past the 8 minute mark where you can hear a shirt rustling a lapel mic or something, which I've just...never heard in a feature film. «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
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Belleville modifies police uniform policy after flag flap
Those who wear the two city shoulder patches can still wear a lapel pin, tie clip or bar on the chest pocket displaying the American flag. «WGEM, Jul 15»

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