1
of clothing : ready-made
2
: dealing in ready-made clothes
ready-to-wear stores
ready-to-wear noun

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Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley glittered in gold with her sleeveless dress from Versace’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 At that event, Amal went flirty in a red velvet minidress from Oscar de la Renta's fall/winter 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 The versatile material can be combined and processed with a variety of fibers, ideal for textile applications across performance and ready-to-wear. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025 As for the rest of us, tomorrow’s the Balenciaga ready-to-wear event to watch. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ready-to-wear

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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“Ready-to-wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-to-wear. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

ready-to-wear

adjective
ˌred-ēt-ə-ˈwa(ə)r,
-ˈwe(ə)r
: made in a standard size and not for any particular person

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