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springwear

springwear noun: clothing to be worn in spring.

Noun

springwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn in spring.
    • By the end of 1893, the production of heavy woolens had fallen off about 60 percent and springwear orders were about 30 percent of normal.1970, Charles Hoffmann, The Depression of the Nineties: An Economic History (Contributions in Economics and Economic History; number 2), Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page...
    • Walking down the runway is Janice Kirbach modelling the latest in springwear.1979, Gyrfalcon, volume 29, Quincy, Ill.: Quincy College, page 29

Examples of springwear in a sentence

  • […] spokesmen for the garment district claimed that because the strike hit them in the middle of the springwear season, fearful buyers had switched to out-of-state suppliers.1980, Charles R[ichard] Morris, The Cost of Good Intentions: New York City and the Liberal Experiment, 1960–1975, New York, N.Y.; London...
  • Pam Edwards sports the latest in springwear for the Fashion Show.1988, Phase, page 25:
  • Vibrant springwear on display at Zinoviev Fashion Mart off Mayakovsky Square.1988, Jack Womack, Terraplane, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, →ISBN, page 27:
  • Winter coats put to rest, into springwear, which I like best.1989, Jenny Birtell, “Onward Spring!”, in Morning Star, volume 6, Eldridge, Iowa: North Scott High School, page 2:

Origin of springwear

From spring + -wear.

Questions about springwear

What does springwear mean?
Springwear means clothing to be worn in spring.
How do you use springwear in a sentence?
[…] spokesmen for the garment district claimed that because the strike hit them in the middle of the springwear season, fearful buyers had switched to out-of-state suppliers.
What part of speech is springwear?
Springwear is a noun.

Words near springwear in the dictionary

  1. Springvale South
  2. Springview
  3. Springville
  4. springwater
  5. springwaters
  6. springwear
  7. Springwell
  8. springwood
  9. springwoods
  10. springwort
  11. springy

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