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clothing; garments.[1610-20]
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Universalium. 2010.
wearing apparel
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wearing apparel — noun clothing in general she was refined in her choice of apparel he always bought his clothes at the same store fastidious about his dress • Syn: ↑apparel, ↑dress, ↑clothes • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wearing apparel — Dress or clothing of all kinds. Stewart v McClung, 12 Or 431, 8 P 447. Wearing apparel, purchased and worn by the husband alone, constitutes a family expense within the meaning of a statute making the expenses of the family chargeable upon the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
wearing apparel — Synonyms and related words: apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture, investment, linen, rags,… … Moby Thesaurus
wearing-apparel — wearˈing apparel noun (old) Dress • • • Main Entry: ↑wear … Useful english dictionary
wearing apparel — dressed, clothed … English contemporary dictionary
wearing apparel — /ˈwɛərɪŋ əpærəl/ (say wairring uhparuhl) noun dress in general; garments …
wearing apparel — As generally used in statutes, refers not merely to a person s outer clothing, but covers all articles usually worn, and includes underclothing. Arnold v. U. S., 147 U.S. 494, 13 S.Ct. 406, 37 L.Ed. 253. All articles of dress generally worn by… … Black's law dictionary
necessary wearing apparel — Such articles of clothing or wearing apparel as are convenient and useful under the circumstances of the particular case. 31 Am J2d Exemp § 79. Clothing or dress which is convenient and comfortable, as distinguished from wearing apparel which is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Wearing — Wear ing, a. Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wearing — [wer′iŋ] adj. 1. of or intended for wear [wearing apparel] 2. causing wear, or gradual impairment or diminution 3. wearying; tiring wearingly adv … English World dictionary
