noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wide
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Some of them are deliberately military, with wide lapels , brass buttons and deep cuffs.
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He was wearing a trench coat, military style with wide lapels , the collar turned up, belted.
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The thrift men wear absurd combinations of checkered pants and checkered polyester jackets with wide lapels .
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All the men wore the same cut of beige suit with wide lapels and thick stitching.
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He wore a cravat and a dark, sober suit with wide lapels .
■ NOUN
pin
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You can pick up shoulder patches, lapel pins , badges, and more.
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Each participant received a packet including information guides, maps, a Super Bowl cap and a Share the Warmth lapel pin .
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I packed my AK-47 lapel pin , my polyester-blend suit and some white shoes for sporty occasions.
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Writer Tim Cahill likes to hand out commemorative lapel pins .
■ VERB
grab
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Scott grabbed him by the lapels and hauled him to his feet.
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He stumbled, but before he could fall, he was spun around and Buck Leeper grabbed him by his lapel .
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This product grabs Windows by the lapels and uses it in a whole new way.
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As Singer went back, he grabbed Pascoe's lapel , dragging him on, and they both fell.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As Singer went back, he grabbed Pascoe's lapel , dragging him on, and they both fell.
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He stood, and Squirt held up the silver jacket with the satin lapels and Mulcahey put his arms into it.
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He stumbled, but before he could fall, he was spun around and Buck Leeper grabbed him by his lapel .
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Jim wore a blue ribbon on his black lapel .
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Makeup began to whiten his lapels like droppings on a statue.
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Now police have seized 3,000 forged lapel tickets in a raid on this Birmingham pub and a number of houses.
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She takes the pin from me, secures it back on her lapel , and drifts off.
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There is a lot of lapel twitching.