Sunday clothes

Sunday clothes
a person's best or newest clothing, as saved for Sundays and special occasions. Also called Sunday best.
[1635-45]

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  • Sunday clothes — noun the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday • Syn: ↑Sunday best • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑finery * * * a person s best or newest clothing, as saved for Sundays and special occasions. Also called Sunday best …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sunday clothes — Sun′day clothes′ n. pl. one s best clothing, as saved for Sundays and special occasions. Also called Sun′day best′ • Etymology: 1635–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • Sunday — O.E. Sunnandæg, lit. day of the sun, from sunnan, oblique case of sunne sun (see SUN (Cf. sun) (n.)) + dæg day (see DAY (Cf. day)). A West Germanic loan translation of L. dies solis day of the sun, which is itself a loan translation of Gk …   Etymology dictionary

  • clothes — n 1. apparel, wearing apparel, wear, dress, attire, garb, clothing; garments, raiment, vestments, habiliments, habit, Inf. gear, Inf. toggery, Inf. togs, Inf. duds, Sl. threads, Sl. rags, (of transvestites) Sl. drag; array, wardrobe,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Sunday — Sun·day || sÊŒndɪ n. family name; female first name adj. of or pertaining to Sunday; taking place mainly on Sunday; used maily on Sunday or on holidays (e.g.: These are my Sunday clothes ) n. first day of the week; Sabbath day of many… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Sunday — /ˈsʌndeɪ / (say sunday), / di/ (say dee) noun 1. the first day of the week, the day of worship for most Christian denominations, observed in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ. –adjective 2. of, relating to, occurring on, or suitable for …  

  • Sunday best — noun the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday • Syn: ↑Sunday clothes • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑finery * * * noun [noncount] : your best clothing that you wear to church or on special occasions …   Useful english dictionary

  • sunday citizen — noun Usage: usually capitalized S obsolete : a citizen in his Sunday clothes …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sunday best — or[Sunday go to meeting clothes] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Sunday best — or[Sunday go to meeting clothes] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER …   Dictionary of American idioms

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