three-piece

[ three-pees ]

adjective

1. Clothing. consisting of three matching or harmonious pieces, as an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse for a woman or a suit of a jacket, vest, and pair of trousers for a man.
2. having three parts.

noun

1. a three-piece ensemble or suit. Compare coordinate ( def 7 ).

three-piece

adjective

1. having three pieces, esp (of a suit, suite, etc) consisting of three matching parts

noun

1. a three-piece suite, suit, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-piece¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Old pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.

From The Daily Beast

There, he teamed up with a bass player and a guitar player, and they formed a three-piece band.

From The Daily Beast

And Olivia Palermo weds in three-piece Carolina Herrera ensemble.

From The Daily Beast

A three-piece dinner with slaw, roll, and fried potato wedges runs $5.59.

From The Daily Beast

Hiddleston, a genial fellow, looks mighty dapper in a bespoke three-piece suit.

From The Daily Beast

However, I am glad to report that the calf is now so much subdued that the boy in the three-piece suit is able to attend to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Write a letter telling of the new department and drawing special attention to your three-piece serge suit for $15.

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With the separate cylinder barrel they were now almost committed to a three-piece cylinder.

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Besides the 12-foot rod, I had a 14-foot three-piece Castleconnell rod, an old friend.

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The only way out, except for the born thrower, is the two- or three-piece vase.

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