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ready-to-wear

adjective

Definition of ready-to-wear 

1 of clothing : ready-made

2 : dealing in ready-made clothes ready-to-wear stores

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First Known Use of ready-to-wear

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ready-to-wear was in 1895

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ready-to-wear

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of ready-to-wear

: made in a standard size and not made for a particular person

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