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- n a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
they buried him in his best suit - n a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
the family brought suit against the landlord - n (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
all the suits care about is the bottom line - n a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
- n a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- n playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
a flush is five cards in the same suit
in bridge you must follow suit
what suit is trumps? - v be agreeable or acceptable to
This suits my needs - v be agreeable or acceptable
This time suits me - v accord or comport with
This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman! - v enhance the appearance of
This behavior doesn't suit you!
- The tweed suit comes back into power in the '80s.
- A suit more jocose than bitter was brought in Manhattan last week by Abraham, William, Herbert Morton Minsky, proprietors of three burlesque theatres, against Sidney Ross .
- The suit felt light, like I was swimming in saltwater, and although it wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world it took 20 minutes to get into it was fast.