: the part of a garment that is turned back
specifically
: the fold of the front of a coat that is usually a continuation of the collar
Examples of lapel in a Sentence
He wore a carnation in his lapel.
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Details include a layered collar and lapel, black silk adjustable waist tie and trench cuff details.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Jeff Goldblum in Tiffany & Co. The actor took the jewelry brooch trend up a few notches by adding not two but three pieces to his tuxedo lapel (alongside an extra pair of eyeglasses).
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Jeff Goldblum in Tiffany & Co. The actor took the jewelry brooch trend up a few notches by adding not two but three pieces to his tuxedo lapel (alongside an extra pair of eyeglasses).
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
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“Lapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lapel. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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lapel
noun
la·pel
lə-ˈpel 
: the fold of the front of a coat that is usually a part of the collar
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