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rainwear

rainwear noun: clothing worn as protection from rain.

Noun

rainwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing worn as protection from rain.
    • For the entertainment and instruction of visitors there are fashion parades at which seven mannequins will show off the latest fashions in C.W.S. dresses, rainwear and slumberwear. The high spot will be a beautiful bridal scene.1950, The Co-operative Productive Review, volumes 25-26, page 286

Origin of rainwear

From rain + -wear.

Questions about rainwear

What does rainwear mean?
Rainwear means clothing worn as protection from rain.
What part of speech is rainwear?
Rainwear is a noun.

Words near rainwear in the dictionary

  1. rainwashes
  2. rainwashing
  3. rainwater
  4. rainwater goods
  5. rainwaters
  6. rainwear
  7. rainworm
  8. rainworms
  9. Rainworth
  10. rainy
  11. rainy day

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