garment industry

garment industry

      the manufacture of clothing. See dress; textile.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • garment industry — noun makers and sellers of fashionable clothing • Syn: ↑apparel industry, ↑fashion industry, ↑fashion business, ↑rag trade • Hypernyms: ↑industry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Garment District, Manhattan — Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 73°59′20″W / 40.7535°N 73.9888°W / 40.7535; 73.9888 …   Wikipedia

  • Garment District — El Distrito Garment o Garment District, también conocido como Garment Center, Fashion District (Distrito de la Moda), o Fashion Center, es un barrio de la Ciudad de Nueva York ubicado en el borough de Manhattan, localizado entre la Quinta Avenida …   Wikipedia Español

  • garment — gar|ment [ˈga:mənt US ˈga:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: garnement equipment , from garnir; GARNISH2] formal a piece of clothing ▪ She pulled the garment on and zipped it up. garment industry/factory/district etc ▪ She works in the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • garment */*/ — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)mənt] / US [ˈɡɑrmənt] noun [countable] Word forms garment : singular garment plural garments formal a piece of clothing. This word is used especially when talking about the production and sale of clothes waterproof outer garments The… …   English dictionary

  • garment — gar|ment [ garmənt ] noun count FORMAL ** a piece of clothing. This word is used especially when talking about the production and sale of clothes: waterproof outer garments The garment workers were being paid very low wages. the fashion garment… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Industry of Pakistan — Pakistan ranks forty first in the world and fifty fifth worldwide in factory output.Pakistan s industrial sector accounts for about 24% of GDP. Cotton textile production and apparel manufacturing are Pakistan s largest industries, accounting for… …   Wikipedia

  • Garment District — ˈGarment ˌDistrict also garment district noun MANUFACTURING COMMERCE the Garment District an area of New York where many offices and factories connected with the women s clothing industry are …   Financial and business terms

  • garment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer ▪ finished ▪ foundation ▪ heavy ▪ knitted, silk, woollen/woolen …   Collocations dictionary

  • clothing industry — industry which designs and manufactures clothes, garment industry …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”