Definitions

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  • noun Women's clothing, particularly in a mercantile context.

Etymologies

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women +‎ -wear

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Examples

  • That there was a hunger for this was clear from the hysteria greeting Tom Ford's first own-label womenswear show in September.

    The Guardian World News Jess Cartner-Morley 2011

  • That there was a hunger for this was clear from the hysteria greeting Tom Ford's first own-label womenswear show in September.

    The Guardian World News Jess Cartner-Morley 2011

  • Viyella is best-known as a womenswear business, although it has diversified into menswear and homewares.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Viyella is best-known as a womenswear business, although it has diversified into menswear and homewares.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2009

  • In clothing, as well as boosting the chain's own brand, Mr Bolland will look to invest in its sub-brands - such as womenswear ranges Per Una and Indigo Collection - through improved marketing and clearer positioning in stores.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Clothing sales were more widespread this year, particularly for categories such as womenswear, the ONS added.

    Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2010

  • Clothing sales were more widespread this year, particularly for categories such as womenswear, the ONS added.

    icCoventry 2010

  • In clothing, as well as boosting the chain's own brand, Mr Bolland will look to invest in its sub-brands - such as womenswear ranges Per Una and Indigo Collection - through improved marketing and clearer positioning in stores.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Marc Jacobs has been named the top womenswear designer at the CDFA Fashion Awards.

    Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June » 08 2010

  • Fittingly set in the handsome hall housing Raphael's designs for his enormous tapestries for the Sistine Chapel, the show was the third point of a triangle of events marking Jensen's womenswear label's tenth anniversary this year.

    Penny Martin: The Fashion Garment In The Age Of Digital Reproduction Penny Martin 2011

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