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playclothes

playclothes noun: synonym of leisurewear.

Noun

playclothes pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, plural, plural-only) Synonym of leisurewear.
    • The shoes on this page […] resemble the shoes that women wear at the beach and in the country with slacks and playclothes. The stuff they are made of, however, is vastly different. Summer playshoes are made mostly of linen or cotton. These are made of gold and silver kid, jewel-studded suede and...1941 September 8, LIFE, page 73
    Synonyms:
    leisurewear

Synonyms of playclothes

Origin of playclothes

play + clothes

Questions about playclothes

What does playclothes mean?
Playclothes means synonym of leisurewear.
What part of speech is playclothes?
Playclothes is a noun.

Words near playclothes in the dictionary

  1. playcenters
  2. playcentre
  3. playcentres
  4. playception
  5. playceptions
  6. playclothes
  7. playcount
  8. playcounts
  9. playcraft
  10. playd
  11. playdate

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