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suiting

suiting

2 3.2
Cloth used to make suits, often wool or a wool mix
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The designer showcased a stunning collection of suiting fabrics at the fashion show.
  • suiting fabric
  • men's suiting

Examples

  • Best to just head to their suiting section and search by your size.

    Blog text (18)

  • Basically, it is a made-to-measure suiting pop-up shop.

    Blog text (20)

  • They stopped first at Mallory's favorite men's store, Klaus Ruger's, where the Vienna-born outfitter imported the best suitings from Italy, Spain, and England.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • In the store, I found several options for suiting that would be perfect for a tailored look.

  • He chose a dark blue suiting for his wedding, wanting a classic yet elegant appearance.

Synonyms

cloth
vssuiting
215 1.0

A piece of material made by joining threads together and used for making clothes or for cleaning

is a narrower term for fabrics mainly used to make jackets and trousers
serge
vssuiting
3 7.9

A strong wool cloth with diagonal lines used for suits and uniforms

is the general category for fabrics typically wool used to make jackets and trousers
barathea
vssuiting
  • Specialized
9.9

A fine soft cloth that has a slightly ribbed or pebbled surface and is used for suits

is the general fabric type not limited to fine ribbing or formal use

How Thick

tweed
26 4.4
wool
140 1.0
suiting
  • Specialized
2 3.2
cotton
115 1.0
silk
237 1.0

Surface Forms

suiting singular
suitings plural

Morphology

suiting = suit (semi-transparent) = suit + ing

The word clearly comes from 'suit' plus '-ing', but the meaning has become specialized to a fabric used for making suits.

Etymology

Suiting comes from suit, which long ago meant a 'set' of matching clothes and is like suite ('a set' or 'series'). So suiting is the cloth used to make a suit, the fabric that makes the matching pieces go together.