lapel

Noun

Meaning

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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She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership). O. Henry

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go." Maya Angelou

Until recently, the question was 'Why can't a woman be more like a man?' It should have been changed to 'Why can't both sexes be more like the best parts of each other?' Instead, the pendulum swung to the 1960s feminist lapel button Adam Was a First Draft. True enough. So are we all. Warren Farrell

I had the humble beginnings. I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing. Dane Cook

The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum for toddlers, where everything is praised and no achievement ultimately has meaning. Anne-Marie Slaughter

I can't be a rose in any man's lapel. Margaret Trudeau

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