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shell-suit

shell-suit is the alternative spelling of shell suit.

Meaning of shell suit

Noun

shell suit (plural shell suits)

  1. (UK) A lightweight tracksuit consisting of a zip-front jacket and matching elasticated trousers, each having an outer nylon shell, often bearing panels and flashes of different colours, and inner cotton lining; popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s both as sportswear and as general leisurewear.

Forms of shell-suit

pluralshell-suits

Questions about shell-suit

What is shell-suit the alternative spelling of?
Shell-suit is the alternative spelling of shell suit.

Words near shell-suit in the dictionary

  1. shell-pads
  2. shell-shock
  3. shell-shocked
  4. shell-shocking
  5. shell-shocks
  6. shell-suit
  7. shell-suits
  8. shellability
  9. shellable
  10. shellac
  11. shellack

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