Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man-o'-war suit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: man-o'-war -suit
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.

Example Sentences

"She held an open book on her knees and was pointing out something in it to Constantine who, dressed in a man-o'-war suit, lay at her feet."

Inflected Forms

man-o'-war suits (plural)

Questions

What does man-o'-war suit mean?: A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat.

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