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Mao suit

Mao suit noun: a type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist pockets.

mao suit: a type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist...
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Noun

Mao suit (plural Mao suits)

  1. A type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist pockets.
    Synonyms:
    Mao jacket, Zhongshan suit

Synonyms of Mao suit

Forms of Mao suit

pluralMao suits

Origin of Mao suit

Named after Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

Questions about Mao suit

What does Mao suit mean?
Mao suit means a type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist pockets.
What part of speech is Mao suit?
Mao suit is a noun.
What is the plural of Mao suit?
The plural of Mao suit is Mao suits.

Words near Mao suit in the dictionary

  1. manœuvring
  2. mao
  3. Mao jacket
  4. Mao jackets
  5. mao shan wang
  6. Mao suit
  7. Mao suits
  8. Mao Zedong Thought
  9. Mao-ming
  10. Mao-p'ing
  11. Mao-Spontex

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