three-piece

American  

[three-pees] / ˈθriˈpis /

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.

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noun

1. a three-piece ensemble or suit.

three-piece British  

adjective

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

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noun

1. a three-piece suite, suit, etc

Etymology

Origin of three-piece

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Warsh, who usually appears in public in a three-piece suit, may present the image Trump is looking for.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

WSJ went inside London’s $1.5 billion Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to see the mechanical features—such as a three-piece, underground retractable field—that help maximize revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The blanks for his three-piece flatware set, Traynor tells me over the phone, are based on a set of Korean flatware he unearthed, piece-by-piece, serendipitously, from those terrifying thrift store cutlery bins.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

He made a series of court appearances in a wheelchair, wearing a three-piece suit and an oxygen mask, maintaining his claim of mistaken identity.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

“Said he was lookin for his friend in a three-piece beige suit. Like that.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison