blazer
/'bleizə/
Definition
Noun: 1. A lightweight single-breasted jacket, often in a solid color or striped, especially in the colors of a specific club, school, or team. It is a type of semi-formal jacket, less formal than a suit jacket, often featuring metal buttons.
Usage
A blazer is a versatile jacket. It is not part of a suit. You can wear it with different trousers (like chinos or dress pants) and a shirt. It is common in school uniforms, sports clubs, and for smart-casual occasions.
Examples
- Noun:
- The school requires students to wear a navy blue blazer with the school crest.
- He wore a crisp white shirt and a striped blazer to the summer party.
- The rowing team's blazer has bright red and white stripes.
Advanced Usage
- "To wear the blazer": This can imply membership or belonging to a specific prestigious institution or team.
- He was proud to finally wear the blazer of the first cricket team.
Variants and Related Words
- Sport coat / Sports jacket: A similar casual jacket, often made of tweed or other textured fabrics, originally for outdoor sports. While similar, a sport coat is typically more casual and patterned than a classic solid-color blazer.
- Boat blazer / Boating blazer: A classic style of blazer, often navy blue with brass buttons, historically associated with yachting clubs.
Synonyms
- Jacket: A general term for an outer garment covering the upper body.
- Sport coat (see note in Variants).
Related Phrases
- Blazer badge / crest: An emblem sewn on the breast pocket of a blazer to denote a school or club.
- His blazer badge showed he was a prefect.
- Double-breasted blazer: A less common style of blazer with two parallel columns of buttons and overlapping front flaps.
Noun
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lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
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