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lapelle

lapelle is the obsolete spelling of lapel.

Meaning of lapel

Noun

lapel (plural lapels)

  1. 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.
    • His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

Forms of lapelle

plurallapelles

Questions about lapelle

What is lapelle the obsolete spelling of?
Lapelle is the obsolete spelling of lapel.

Words near lapelle in the dictionary

  1. lapel mic
  2. lapel mics
  3. lapel pin
  4. lapel pins
  5. lapeled
  6. lapelle
  7. lapelled
  8. lapelles
  9. lapelless
  10. lapels
  11. Lapenna

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