Eton suit

noun

A suit consisting of an Eton jacket worn with trousers (for men) or a skirt (for women).

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounEton suit (plural Eton suits)

plural Eton suits

  1. A suit consisting of an Eton jacket worn with trousers (for men) or a skirt (for women).First known use 19th c.

    Walking beside Molly in an Eton suit. My son.

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 6: Hades]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 86
    1 more example

    Among the ladies riding was Lady ——, in an Eton suit and blue sailor hat.

    1894, Million, volume 5, page 377
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