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townwear

townwear noun: everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town, as opposed to activewear.

Noun

townwear (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town, as opposed to activewear.
    • The factory girl's apparel is essentially of the same kind as that of the shop assistant or clerk : it is townwear, not really suitable as a cycling outfit.2003, Kate Liepmann, The journey to work: its significance for industrial and community life
    • Patagonia's new Dualspun canvas trousers and Dualspun short-sleeved shirt team up to combine the good looks of townwear with the durability needed in the backcountry.1984 July, Backpacker, volume 12, number 63

Origin of townwear

From town + -wear.

Questions about townwear

What does townwear mean?
Townwear means everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town, as opposed to activewear.
What part of speech is townwear?
Townwear is a noun.

Words near townwear in the dictionary

  1. Townsvillians
  2. townswoman
  3. townswomen
  4. townward
  5. townwards
  6. townwear
  7. townwide
  8. towny
  9. Towong
  10. Towong Upper
  11. towpath

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