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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWomenswear
/ˈwɪmɪnz.wɛər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Clothing designed, manufactured, and sold for women.
"The department store dedicated an entire floor to contemporary womenswear." - 2
The branch of the fashion and apparel industry that produces women's clothing.
"She started her career working in the Italian womenswear sector."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'women', tracing back to Old English 'wifmann', and 'wear', from Old English 'werian' meaning to clothe or dress. The compound term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries within the burgeoning retail and garment industries to specifically categorize clothing designed for women.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Womenswear" is said worldwide
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vêtements pour femmes
Transliteration: vêt.mɑ̃ puʁ fam
"Elle achète tous ses vêtements pour femmes dans cette boutique."
Damenbekleidung
Transliteration: ˈdaːmənbəˌklɔɪdʊŋ
"Die neue Kollektion für Damenbekleidung ist ab sofort erhältlich."
abbigliamento donna
Transliteration: abbigliamento donna
"Il negozio è famoso per il suo elegante abbigliamento donna."
ropa de mujer
Transliteration: ˈropa de muˈxeɾ
"La sección de ropa de mujer está en la segunda planta."
vestuário feminino
Transliteration: ves.tuˈa.ɾi.u fe.miˈni.nu
"A marca lançou uma linha inovadora de vestuário feminino."
महिलाओं के कपड़े
Transliteration: mahilāon ke kapṛe
"इस दुकान में महिलाओं के कपड़े बहुत अच्छे मिलते हैं।"
女装
Transliteration: nǚzhuāng
"这家商场的一楼主要出售女装。"
여성복
Transliteration: yeoseongbok
"그 디자이너는 우아한 여성복으로 유명합니다."
婦人服
Transliteration: fujinfuku
"デパートの3階は婦人服売り場です。"
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