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suit

Two- or three-piece outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers of the same material, sometimes accompanied by a waistcoat, or, for women, a jacket and skirt. Suits are used for formal occasions or as professional/executive working clothes, although more casually styled suits have been made popular by designers such as Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace.
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Surely there is in some sort a right in every suit; either a right of equity, if it be a suit of controversy; or a right of desert, if it be a suit of petition.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, "he is sitting in council," it was always said of him, "The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
At the present moment (August, 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to the amount of seventy thousand pounds, which is A FRIENDLY SUIT, and which is
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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