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militarywear

militarywear noun: clothing to be worn in the military.

militarywear: clothing to be worn in the military
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Noun

militarywear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn in the military.
    • Nor is the timing apparently right for another of his recent excursions, militarywear. If he’s reading the tea leaves correctly, women now want sportive simplicity and colors as soothing as a nursery pudding: banana, vanilla, robin’s egg blue.1990 November 5, “Designers embrace the shift”, in The Press of Atlantic City, volume XC, number 309, page B1
    • For a terrific overview of rare vintage militarywear, dip into Kaufman’s Army & Navy.1998, New York, page 62

Forms of militarywear

alternative formmilitary wear
alternative formmilitary-wear

Origin of militarywear

From military + -wear.

Questions about militarywear

What does militarywear mean?
Militarywear means clothing to be worn in the military.
What part of speech is militarywear?
Militarywear is a noun.

Words near militarywear in the dictionary

  1. militaryism
  2. militaryisms
  3. militaryless
  4. militarylike
  5. militaryspeak
  6. militarywear
  7. militarywise
  8. military–entertainment complex
  9. military–industrial complexes
  10. militaster
  11. militasters

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