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noun ADJ. narrow, wide a coat with wide lapels VERB + LAPEL be pinned to A silver brooch was pinned to her lapel. LAPEL + NOUN badge, pin PREP. in the/your ~ He was wearing a carnation in his lapel. | on the/your ~ a jacket with a badge on the lapel PHRASES grab sb by the lapels He grabbed her by the lapels and shook her violently.
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