Antonyms for lapel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : luh-pel

Phonetic Transcription : ləˈpɛl

Definition of lapel

Origin : 1751 (implied in lapelled), from lap (n.) + -el, diminutive suffix. Cf. lappet.

As in plica : noun fold
As in plication : noun fold
As in rimple : noun fold
As in ruck : noun fold
As in flap : noun winged or extended part of an object
As in fold : noun double thickness

Example sentences :

He came up to Weiss and grasped him violently by the lapel of his coat.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

She seized Mr. Pepper by the lapel of his Sunday coat and shook him.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The man who had waked him grasped him by the lapel of his coat.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

He stopped short, and seizing the lapel of my coat, gave it a slight tug.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

She released his lapel and relapsed, all tears, upon her chair.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

An arm reached out to Winfree's lapel and tugged him back from the car.
Extract from : « The Great Potlatch Riots » by Allen Kim Lang

The buttons that were now pinned on every lapel said: "Blast 'em With Cannon!"
Extract from : « Hail to the Chief » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Toomey tapped the lapel of his jacket impressively with his forefinger.
Extract from : « The Fighting Shepherdess » by Caroline Lockhart

And suddenly he found that Mrs. Larne had him by the lapel of his coat.
Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

He was dressed carefully, his trousers creased, a pink rose in his lapel.
Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris

Synonyms for lapel

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