Meanings
nounlapel (plural lapels)
plural lapels · alternative obsolete lapelle · alternative obsolete lappel
- Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
Origin
From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طَيَّة
- طَيَّة (ṭayya)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Bulgarian ревер
- ревер (rever)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Catalan solapa
- solapaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Chinese Mandarin 翻領 /翻领
- 翻領 /翻领 (fānlǐng)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Czech klopa
- klopaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Danish jakkerevers
- jakkereverseach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Dutch revers
- reverseach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Esperanto roverso
- roversoeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Finnish käänne, takinkäänne
- käänneeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- takinkäänneeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
French revers, colbac
- reverseach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- colbaceach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German Revers, Klappe
- Reverseach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- Klappeeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- Aufschlageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- Jackenaufschlageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- Mantelaufschlageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- Rockaufschlageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Greek πέτο, γιακάς
- πέτο (péto)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- γιακάς (giakás)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Hebrew דש
- דש (dash)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Hungarian hajtóka, rever
- hajtókaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- revereach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Irish liopa, bóna
- liopaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- bónaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Italian risvolto
- risvoltoeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Latvian atloks
- atlokseach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Norwegian jakkeslag
- jakkeslageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Polish klapa
- klapaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Portuguese lapela
- lapelaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Romanian rever
- revereach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Russian отворо́т, ла́цкан
- отворо́т (otvorót)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- ла́цкан (láckan)each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Spanish solapa, solapo
- solapaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- solapoeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- solapeeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Swedish slag, kavajslag
- slageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
- kavajslageach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Turkish klapa
- klapaeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Welsh llabed
- llabedeach of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lapel
wellhotellsellcelltelleldelpersonneldellNFLshellfellexcelMichellegeldlmotelspellsmellrebelbellemelmichel
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
lapel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapel
MLA
“lapel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapel.
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