sportswear

sportswear
/spawrts"wair', spohrts"-/, n.
1. clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
2. men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity.
[1910-15; SPORTS + WEAR]

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