sport coat
Definition
Noun: 1. A lightweight, single-breasted jacket, typically less formal than a suit jacket, often featuring patterns like checks or stripes, and sometimes made in colors representing a specific club or school.
Usage
A sport coat is worn as a separate item, not as part of a matched suit. It is designed for smart-casual or business-casual occasions, providing a more relaxed alternative to formal tailoring. - He paired a navy sport coat with grey trousers for the dinner party. - The team's sport coats featured the university's colors.
Advanced Usage
- "Odd jacket": A synonym for a sport coat, emphasizing that it is not part of a suit (its trousers are a different fabric/color).
- The dress code specified an odd jacket and tie.
Variants and Related Words
- Sports jacket: An alternative, common spelling for "sport coat."
- Blazer: A related type of jacket, usually more solid in color (often navy) and featuring metal buttons, originating from nautical club wear.
Synonyms
- Odd jacket, sports jacket.
Related Phrases
- To sport a coat: This is a verbal phrase meaning "to wear a coat." It is not a variant of "sport coat" but a separate usage of the verb "to sport."
- He was sporting a fine tweed coat.
Noun
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lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
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