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A suit jacket whose trousers have worn out or been lost, worn on its own. It rarely works: suit cloth is flat and smooth precisely so that it reads as continuous with the trousers.
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Glossary · General
A suit jacket whose trousers have worn out or been lost, worn on its own. It rarely works: suit cloth is flat and smooth precisely so that it reads as continuous with the trousers.