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Garments

  • Suit (clothing)
    Suit (clothing)
    In clothing, a suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits are the most common style of Western suit, originating in the United Kingdom as country wear...

    , a set of garments with matching pieces, including at least a coat and trousers
    • Formal wear
      Formal wear
      Formal wear and formal dress are the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, débutante cotillion, dance, or race...

      , the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events
  • Boilersuit, or coverall, a loose-fitting one-piece garment
  • Diving suit
    Diving suit
    A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. A diving suit typically also incorporates an air-supply .-History:...

    , for use under water, including:
    • Wetsuit
      Wetsuit
      A wetsuit is a garment, usually made of foamed neoprene, which is worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers, canoeists, and others engaged in water sports, providing thermal insulation, abrasion resistance and buoyancy. The insulation properties depend on bubbles of gas enclosed within the material,...

      , for use in warmer water
    • Dry suit
      Dry suit
      A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. A dry suit normally protects the whole body except the head, hands, and...

      , for use in colder water, or where hazardous chemicals may be encountered
  • Jumpsuit
    Jumpsuit
    Jumpsuit originally referred to the utilitarian one-piece garments used by parachuters/skydivers, but has come to be used as a common term for any one-piece garment with sleeves and legs.-Use:...

    , a one-piece garment with sleeves and legs
  • Space suit
    Space suit
    A space suit is a garment worn to keep an astronaut alive in the harsh environment of outer space. Space suits are often worn inside spacecraft as a safety precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure, and are necessary for extra-vehicular activity , work done outside spacecraft...

    , for use in outer space
  • Swimsuit
    Swimsuit
    A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...

    , a garment for use in water sports or sunbathing
  • Catsuit
    Catsuit
    A catsuit is a close-fitting one-piece garment that covers the torso and the legs, and frequently the arms. They are usually made from stretchable material, such as lycra, chiffon, spandex , leather, latex, PVC, or velour, and frequently close using a zipper at the front or back.Catsuits, which...

    , a skin-tight one-piece garment
  • Environmental suit
    Environmental suit
    An environmental suit is a suit designed specifically for a particular environment, usually one otherwise hostile to humans. An environment suit is typically a one-piece garment, and many types also feature a helmet or other covering for the head...

    , a garment used for a particular activity or environment
  • Human suit (also known as Human disguise
    Human disguise
    A human disguise is a concept in computer science, fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literary tradition, iconography and science fiction whereby non-human beings such as aliens, angels, demons, gods, monsters, robots, Satan or shapeshifters are disguised to seem human.Stories have depicted...

    ), in science fiction, a suit of human skin and clothing which an alien wears, to pass as a human

Entertainment

  • Suit (album)
    Suit (album)
    - Personnel :Credits for Suit adapted from Allmusic.*Nelly - Executive Producer, Composer*Ahm - Producer*Beat Bullies - Producer*Big Boi - Producer*Matt Brauss - Bass*Jayson "Koko" Bridges - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Composer...

    , one of rapper Nelly's 2004 albums
  • Suits (album)
    Suits (album)
    Suits is the fourth solo album by former Marillion singer Fish, and his third studio album with original material...

    , the third album by the singer Fish
  • Suit (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel universe, appearing first in the Venom series
  • Suits (film), a 1999 film starring Robert Klein
    Robert Klein
    Robert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer and actor.-Early life:Klein was born in the Bronx, the son of Frieda and Benjamin Klein, and was raised in a "prototypical 1950s Bronx Jewish" environment. After graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School, Klein planned to study medicine...

    , Tony Hendra, Larry Pine, Paul Lazar and Randy Pearlstein
  • Suits (TV series)
    Suits (TV series)
    Suits is a USA Network television drama series starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams. The 12-episode first season debuted on June 23, 2011, with a 90-minute premiere. It was renewed for a second season of 16 episodes on August 11, 2011, expected to premiere in Summer 2012.- Overview :Mike...

    , a 2011 TV series airing on the USA Network

Other uses

  • Lawsuit or suit in law
    Lawsuit
    A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...

    , an action brought before a court to recover a right or redress a grievance
  • Suit (cards)
    Suit (cards)
    In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often, each card bears one of several symbols showing to which suit it belongs; the suit may alternatively or in addition be indicated by the color printed on the card...

    , one of four groups into which a deck of cards is divided
  • (Informal) Someone in authority, such as:
    • professional
      Professional
      A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

      , a member of a vocation founded upon specialized educational training
    • The Establishment
      The Establishment
      The Establishment is a term used to refer to a visible dominant group or elite that holds power or authority in a nation. The term suggests a closed social group which selects its own members...

      , a visible dominant group or elite which holds power or authority in a nation
    • management
      Management
      Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

      , the organizational layer that gets people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using resources efficiently and effectively
  • Gustav Suits
    Gustav Suits
    Gustav Suits is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets. He was also an early leader of the literary movement group Noor-Eesti .- Childhood and Education :...

     (1883–1956), Estonian poet
  • $100., term used in detective and police fiction, i.e. "That'll cost ya a suit."
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