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fauntleroy suit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
fauntleroy -suit
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boy's formal suit consisting of a velvet cutaway jacket and matching knee pants, worn with a fancy blouse and a large lace or ruffled collar.

Etymology

Described in the children's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Inflected Forms

Fauntleroy suits (plural)

Questions

What does fauntleroy suit mean?
A boy's formal suit consisting of a velvet cutaway jacket and matching knee pants, worn with a fancy blouse and a large lace or ruffled collar.
Where does fauntleroy suit come from?
Described in the children's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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