🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

남성복

Pronunciation / Transliteration: namseongbok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Menswear/ˈmɛnzˌwɛər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 백화점의 남성복 매장은 2층에 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Clothing designed and manufactured specifically for men and boys.

    "The department store dedicated an entire floor to contemporary menswear."
  2. 2

    The branch of the fashion and retail industry that focuses on male apparel.

    "He decided to pursue a career in menswear design after graduating from art school."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from 'men', derived from Old English 'mann' referring to an adult human male, and 'wear', from Old English 'werian', meaning to clothe or put on garments. It emerged into common commercial and tailoring lexicons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to specifically categorize male clothing lines distinct from women's fashion.

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