menswearn.
/ˈmɛnzwɛː/, U.S. /ˈmɛnzˌwɛ(ə)r/ Clothes designed for or worn by men; clothing for men. (Chiefly in commercial contexts.) Frequently attributive.
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1783 London Mag. Mar. 130/2 The consumption is chiefly confined to men's wear.
1823 Commercial Directory (J. C. Kayser & Co.) 13/2 Levantines, French, Italian, and China, for Ladies' wear; and English for Men's wear.
1875 Bull. National Assoc. Wool Manufacturers 5 Advertiser 3 Worsted shawls, in latest Novelties. Men's wear worsted coatings. New styles.
1902 Times 29 July 11/3 The makers..are fairly well supplied with orders, men's wear excepted.
1947 Partisan Rev. 14 364 Seymour's taste in clothes and men's wear was loud, practically spectacular.
1964 N.Y. Post 4 Nov. 11 Russ Togs in black, brown, loden, navy, and menswear grey.
1972 P. Flower Cobweb ii. 58 Among the heaps of flowers a wreath from the Menswear Dept.
1995 Face Jan. 76/3 The Paris menswear shows are invaded by a gang of British geeky, untoned male models.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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