Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal, comfortable clothing designed for wear while resting or relaxing.
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- noun Clothing worn for leisure and/or as
general casual wear.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Though seeing Dr. Candle in leisurewear comes as a bit of a shock, the first big surprise in the clip is that the doctor’s real name is Pierre Cheng.
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The report found that excessive overtime was the "norm" in sportswear and leisurewear factories in Indonesia; workers in all the factories surveyed were doing between 10 and 40 hours of overtime a week.
Sweatshops are still supplying high street brands | Madeleine Bunting 2011
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The United States team captain, Corey Pavin, drives past in a golf buggy to a round of high fives, and my jaw drops at the number of women with facelifts – who knew that cosmetic surgery went so well with leisurewear?
Ryder Cup 2010: Welcome to a weird world of facelifts and blind faith Anna Kessel at Celtic Manor 2010
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Instead, you'll have hangers and shelves and drawers full of home and leisurewear, and there's likely to be evidence that you've bought into some strange new apparel categories, such as luxe loungewear.
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Contrary to appearances, as he sits down among the latte drinkers in their chinos and leisurewear, he says he has rarely felt more at home than he has here.
Elvis Costello: 'I've never liked the word maturity. It implies decay' Tim Adams 2010
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There was no leisurewear because there was no conception of leisure.
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Juicy Couture pretty much did in the idea of going out in your leisurewear by stigmatizing velour to the extent that most of us cannot even look at it.
What Not to Wear in Bed Tina Gaudoin 2010
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If getting paid a couple of million quid a year to wear an unlimited supply of free leisurewear, trainers and football boots is your idea of a hex, you've got a very warped idea of what does and does not constitute good fortune.
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Lolling in their leisurewear, with lager cans as a substitute for ammo, these soldiers don't quite belong in that tragically vulnerable company.
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I suspect in truth they are all secretly axe murderers, billowing around Brisbane in their darth vader capes and skintight black leisurewear between the hours of 3 and 5am, killing off traffic inspectors and cyclists who fail to equip their bikes with night vision.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Friday writing blog: Ideas and synthesis 2009
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