suit of clothes
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3.0
- noun
- /suːt əv kloʊðz/
:
traje
- He wore a smart suit of clothes for the important meeting.
- a new suit of clothes
- a fine suit of clothes
- wore a suit of clothes
Examples
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Romulus is a homeless man who needs a suit of clothes.
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Some societies offered their recruits a suit of clothes for the Canadian winter.
Academic text (2005) -
I am gonna get you a new suit of clothes.
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"I require a suit of clothes for a boy of not quite seven.
Fiction book (1993) -
And get yourself a decent suit of clothes.
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Now, if I only had a decent suit of clothes.
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The emperor just got a new suit of clothes.
Blog text (29) -
Upon release, prisoners were given a suit of clothes and shoes if they were too poor to afford their own.
Blog text (6) -
But every morning, a sweet elderly woman dresses him in a fine suit of clothes.
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Now, boyo, my master has need of at least three suits of clothes, excluding his evening dress, and all of the other bits and pieces that go with them.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Things you wear to cover your body, like shirts and coats
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1.0
A matching jacket and trousers worn for business or formal occasions
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1.0
Things you wear to cover your body
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1.1
A set of clothes and accessories worn for a particular occasion
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3.8
Clothing for a particular purpose or event
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4.3
Clothes for special or formal occasions, like a suit
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3.7
A set of matching trousers and jacket worn together by women
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5.6
A complete outfit of clothes with matching pieces
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1.8
A matching jacket and trousers worn for formal work or important meetings
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2.8
A set of matching jacket, vest, and trousers worn for formal occasions
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6.7
A formal suit or costume worn as a joke
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3.2
An outfit for a child or adult that looks like a traditional sailor uniform
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3.6
Clothes for special events in the evening, like suits or long dresses
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3.0
A suit with a matching jacket and skirt or trousers
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7.1
A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion
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2.5
A set of matching jacket and trousers or skirt that people wear for work
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4.7
A matching jacket and trousers or skirt worn for work and smart events
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3.5
A formal men's outfit with a tailcoat and trousers for evening events
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2.8
Clothes people put on to cover their body
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The overall meaning is directly compositional: 'suit' already denotes a matching jacket-and-trousers (or skirt) outfit and 'clothes' denotes wearable items, with 'of' simply linking them. A B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer that 'suit of clothes' refers to a set of matching garments; this follows a common, cross-linguistic nominal composition pattern.
Etymology
Suit of clothes may come from the old use of suit to mean a 'set' of clothes that go together. Imagine a jacket and trousers made from the same cloth so they match, and you can see why suit of clothes means a matching jacket and trousers worn as one outfit.