: consisting of or made in three pieces
a three-piece suit

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This three-piece set includes a full-size candle, perfume bottle, and perfume oil of the brand's woody gourmand Bois de Balincourt fragrance, which features cinnamon, cedarwood, and sandalwood notes. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 Fleuger was seen wearing a classic three-piece suit with a white buttoned shirt and a bowtie, and had his arms around his girlfriend and his co-star. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 The League is a three-piece suit, with its shirt tucked in — and stuffed. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 Tina Frey, a designer from San Francisco channeled her inner self when designing her Orbit Collection, a three-piece series in bronze that features harmonious curves and organic contours. Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for three-piece

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of three-piece was in 1904

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“Three-piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-piece. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

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