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noun
Clothes designed to be worn while working, especially in a physically demanding job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes
Narrower terms: jean, blue jean, denim, work-shirt
History
From work + -wear.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
