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suit

noun (SET OF CLOTHES)
 
 
/suːt/ /sjuːt/ US  /suːt/

Definition

A2 [C] a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material: All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits. She wore a dark blue suit.Clothes which cover most of the body [C] a set of clothes or a piece of clothing to be worn in a particular situation or while doing a particular activity: a diving/protective/ski, etc. suit a swimsuit a spacesuit a suit of armourClothing - general words
(Definition of suit noun (SET OF CLOTHES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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