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man-o'-war suit

man-o'-war suit noun: a suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.

Noun

man-o'-war suit (plural man-o'-war suits)

  1. A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.
    • She held an open book on her knees and was pointing out something in it to Constantine who, dressed in a man-o'-war suit, lay at her feet.1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 231

Forms of man-o'-war suit

pluralman-o'-war suits

Questions about man-o'-war suit

What does man-o'-war suit mean?
Man-o'-war suit means a suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.
What part of speech is man-o'-war suit?
Man-o'-war suit is a noun.
What is the plural of man-o'-war suit?
The plural of man-o'-war suit is man-o'-war suits.

Words near man-o'-war suit in the dictionary

  1. man-month
  2. man-months
  3. man-mountain
  4. man-mountains
  5. man-o'-war
  6. man-o'-war suit
  7. man-o'-war suits
  8. man-o-war
  9. man-of-the-earth
  10. man-of-war
  11. man-of-war bird

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