The standard three-piece business suit. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You often see him wearing a two or three-piece suit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2004] Reference
I'm just going to go out and look for a three-piece suit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2005] Reference
He's also dropped the leather jacket for a three-piece suit. From Wordnik.com. [THE MINISTER'S ALL RIGHT] Reference
The same held true for New Haven three-piece Procedure Club. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jacobs: Bird Names Plays Ramshackle Pop At Silent Barn] Reference
I understand he ` s never going to show up in a three-piece suit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 3, 2005] Reference
CENEDELLA: The three-piece suit is going to come back any day now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2007] Reference
It was furnished with a three-piece suite covered in fl owered chintz. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Dentist]
Trust me, let me tell you, he wears three-piece suits and owns a bakery. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009] Reference
Take the music, too, played by an efficient three-piece jazz combo onstage. From Wordnik.com. [MetroStage's 'Glimpses of the Moon': Less than stellar] Reference
And that's just one piece — wait until you calculate the three-piece meal. From Wordnik.com. [Bikini Busters] Reference
She made her way to the lobby and saw a young man in a three-piece grey suit. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.24: Desperation] Reference
There was a pink three-piece suite upholstered in some nasty slippery material. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Scriptwriter]
He was wearing a three-piece suit, and he smiled broadly when he saw who it was. From Wordnik.com. [A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.html]
I saw one man in a three-piece wool suit who had been here since early this morning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2004] Reference
Henry was buried in a dignified three-piece suit, but with his favorite rod and reel. From Wordnik.com. [Stones] Reference
Before, it was just instrumental, a three-piece, four-piece, you know what I'm saying?. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Lotus: 'Beat Music' And The Coltrane Family Tradition] Reference
His features are as neat and well-ordered as his three-piece suit and polished toecaps. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Frayn: The day my life changed] Reference
He often arrived in court wearing tapered three-piece suits, felt fedoras and necklaces. From Wordnik.com. [Harry T. Alexander, 85; controversial D.C. judge, defense lawyer] Reference
He certainly does look more upstanding with his dark, short hair, in a three-piece suit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2003] Reference
The models were often dressed in three-piece suits, sometimes in conservative banker plaids. From Wordnik.com. [Workingman chic gets a pink slip for spring 2011] Reference
I wear my two-faced, three-piece brown pinstripe and my terrified, caring smile, so I am ready. From Wordnik.com. [Ethical Seduction] Reference
Most mornings, he dons his uniform -- a three-piece Comme des Garcons suit and custommade shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Multiple Choices] Reference
His father's features "are as neat and well-ordered as his three-piece suit and polished toecaps". From Wordnik.com. [My Father's Fortune: A Life by Michael Frayn] Reference
On day 12 we were taken to a governmental complex, blindfolded and given three-piece suits to wear. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2007] Reference
As he dashed through the airport in a three-piece suit, he was not just an athlete but a businessman. From Wordnik.com. [Day & Night] Reference
He affected a dandyish look then, and wore three-piece suits amid a sea of jeans and tie-dyed T shirts. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden Death] Reference
It also saw suit sales surge after supplying grey two or three-piece suits to the England football team. From Wordnik.com. [John Lewis profits bounce back as store defies gloomy climate] Reference
On day 12, we were taken to a governmental complex, blindfolded and then given three-piece suits to wear. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2007] Reference
I'm looking forward to playing with, you know, a 50-piece orchestra, but I like playing with a three-piece. From Wordnik.com. [Sting On His World Tour And Humanitarian Work] Reference
We want them to -- they can come in a tie and three-piece suit and then have just as good a chance to be on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2002] Reference
CARMAN: On day 12, we were taken to a governmental complex, blindfolded and then given three-piece suits to wear. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2007] Reference
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion seems built for iconoclasm: the three-piece lineup includes two guitars, drums and no bass. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Clapton Isn't God Anymore] Reference
Mr. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG (Musician): Oh, you know, I mean, it goes from a three-piece band to a 20-piece vocal ensemble, you know. From Wordnik.com. [Billie Joe Armstrong, From Green Day To Broadway] Reference
Really, him coming in clean shaven in a three-piece suit looking great isn't really going to take away from what everybody knows about it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
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