Lapel
That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar.
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Lapel Quotations
Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."
Maya Angelou
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
O. Henry
There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.
Brit Hume
The sensors have many potential practical uses - in Government buildings, train carriages, cargo containers, on a soldier's lapel - and are a thousand times cheaper than current sensors that are used for the same purpose.
Anne Campbell
Lapel Translations
lapel in German is Aufschlag {m}, Rockaufschlag
lapel in Norwegian is jakkeslag
lapel in Spanish is solapa
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