courtwear

courtwear noun: clothing to be worn in a sports court.

Noun

courtwear (uncountable)

Clothing to be worn in a sports court.
- Durable lightness—that’s new Jantzen courtwear.1969 May 26, Sports Illustrated, volume 30, number 21, page 92
- (Yet, ironically, many of the newer, less well-heeled players seem to be even more dedicated to white attire than do veteran players, and tennis’s arrivés are often offended by other hues of courtwear.)1972 July 29, Sophy Burnham, “Tennis: A whole new ball game”, in Saturday Review, volume LV, number 31, page 46, column 1
Clothing to be worn in a court of law.
- It was perhaps unchivalrous to complain when the first women Justices began to brighten their courtwear with what Time called “modish, attention-getting dickeys.”1996, Bernard Schwartz, Decision: How the Supreme Court Decides Cases, New York, N.Y.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20
- Forty-five minutes later I walked into the courthouse in Braxton. […] White was dressed in a white turtleneck shirt adorned with three gold necklaces. That courtwear was a poor enough choice, but was boundlessly overshadowed by his coat.1996, E. L. Wyrick, Power in the Blood, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 60

Sportswear looks continue to influence women's courtwear with wrapped or knife-pleated skirts, bolero tie-blouses worn over bandeau bras, and sweatery knits.1977 March 7, Marilyn Thelen, “Sports is not only how you play the game but what you wear”, in The Christian Science Monitor, page B16:
Basic Dress Thin courtwear for any lower-torso proportion problem: smoothly tailored shorts (left) with vertical pockets, a flat fly, no cuffs—nothing to break the line or create bulk below the waist.1981, Bonnie August, Ellen Count, “Dress Thin to Win: Active Sportswear”, in The Complete Bonnie August’s Dress Thin System: 642 + Ways to...
In Between “courtwear” is a blend of cotton, polyester and Spandex that creates a layered look under skirts and tops.1996 March 25, Susan Martin, “Tennis: Whites to brights”, in The Buffalo News, page C-8:
A few sporting fellows wore striped blazers and cream slacks, and a dozen women modelled flapper ensembles and courtwear from plus-fours-attired Ivan Sayer’s garment museum.1997 September 30, Malcolm Parry, “In the guestbook at Duthie’s 40th birthday”, in The Vancouver Sun, volume 112, number 121, page B5:

From court + -wear.

What does courtwear mean?: Courtwear means clothing to be worn in a sports court.
How do you use courtwear in a sentence?: Sportswear looks continue to influence women's courtwear with wrapped or knife-pleated skirts, bolero tie-blouses worn over bandeau bras, and sweatery knits.
What part of speech is courtwear?: Courtwear is a noun.

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