two-piece
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈtuːˌpiːs/
:
traje de dos piezas
- The designer showcased a modern two-piece suit on the runway, featuring a tailored blazer and matching trousers.
- a two-piece suit
Examples
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Audrey wears a two-piece suit with a pleated skirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
Audrey, standing with the boys, wears a dark two-piece cowgirl outfit with white fringe.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is why I always carry two pieces of bread with me.
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Give me the two-piece special, lots of hot sauce.
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Pearl comes out of the powder room in her new two-piece plaid suit.
Fiction book (2000) -
We charge ten guineas for the two-piece suit, moving up to 13 guineas for the three-piece.
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"A 5-weight two-piece graphite eight-footer.
Fiction book (1997) -
I switched to the two-piece GYTR uni filter with the clamp-on adapter.
Blog text (16) -
She was wearing a very sharp two-piece jacket-and-skirt outfit with a checkered pattern and a white dress shirt with some frills around the collar.
Fiction book (1995) -
She attended the wedding wearing a stylish two-piece suit that perfectly matched the occasion.
Synonyms
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1.0
A matching jacket and trousers worn for business or formal occasions
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3.7
A set of matching trousers and jacket worn together by women
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1.8
A matching jacket and trousers worn for formal work or important meetings
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3.0
A set of matching clothes with a jacket and trousers or skirt
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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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Etymology
Two-piece comes from the simple English parts two 'two' and piece 'part'. So a business two-piece is a matching jacket and skirt or trousers — two parts that make one professional outfit.