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# lapel

noun (lapels)

«lapel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lapel is the part of a coat or jacket folded back at the front, next to the neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/#m1)
2. (old use) A lapel can be a flap that covers the opening of a tent or hut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/#m2)

### In the lessons

in everyday life a lapel is where you pin a badge; in the tales a lapel is the flap over the front of a tent (teepee), which can be lifted to peep through

### Examples

- Dad pinned a flower to his lapel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/#x1)
- Each lapel of the jacket had a button. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/#x2)
- The children peeped through the small holes in the lapels of the teepee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lapel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lapel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lapel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lapel.html) on Mova free.