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shell suit

shell suit noun: 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.

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

Origin of shell suit

From shell + suit, from the outer nylon shell of each part.

Words formed from shell suit

Questions about shell suit

What does shell suit mean?
Shell suit means 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.
What part of speech is shell suit?
Shell suit is a noun.
What is the plural of shell suit?
The plural of shell suit is shell suits.

Words near shell suit in the dictionary

  1. shell shoveling
  2. shell star
  3. shell stars
  4. shell steak
  5. shell steaks
  6. shell suit
  7. shell suits
  8. shell-lac
  9. shell-lacs
  10. shell-less
  11. shell-like

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