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

Examples of ready-to-wear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Budd makes beautiful, timeless, pajama sets—with detailing, like that found on the shirt sleeve cuffs—that rivals much ready-to-wear menswear on the market. Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024 The store will carry men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, accessories, eyewear and jewelry. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024 Two decades later, Williams is excitedly spearheading men’s ready-to-wear and accessories. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Aug. 2024 After near-endless rain from Tropical Storm Debby, the skies parted for an idyllic day of trying on Emilia Wickstead’s ready-to-wear bridal and Pre-Fall 2024 collections, as well as shopping and adding Aerin pieces to Over The Moon registries. Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ready-to-wear 

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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 11 Sep. 2024.

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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