man-o'-war suit

noun

A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.

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nounman-o'-war suit (plural man-o'-war suits)

plural man-o'-war suits

  1. A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.

    She held an open book on her knees and was pointing out something in it to Constantine who, dressed in a man-o'-war suit, lay at her feet.

    1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 231
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