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suit·ing

(so͞o′tĭng)

Fabric from which suits are made.

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suiting

(ˈsuːtɪŋ; ˈsjuːt-)

(Textiles) a fabric used for suits

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suiting - a fabric used for suits

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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suiting

[ˈsuːtɪŋ] N (Textiles) → tela f para trajes

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suiting

n (= fabric) → Anzugstoff m

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suiting

[ˈsuːtɪŋ] n (material) → tessuto per abiti da uomo

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Newman, with a steadfast and immovable aspect, and his fixed eye very fixed indeed, replied, suiting the action to the word, 'A letter.

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