请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 rag trade
释义

rag trade

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rag trade ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Slang.

the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
Also called rag business.

Origin of rag trade

First recorded in 1835–45

OTHER WORDS FROM rag trade

rag trader, noun

Words nearby rag trade

ragstone, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, ragtime, ragtop, rag trade, ragù, Ragusa, ragweed, ragwork, ragworm
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for rag trade

  • There is, in Galveston a new-invented trade, called “the rag-trade,” which is very profitable.

    Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet|Captain Marryat
  • There is in Galveston a new-invented trade, called "the rag-trade," which is very profitable.

    Monsieur Violet|Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for rag trade

rag trade

noun

informal the clothing business, esp the aspects concerned with the manufacture and sale of dresses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 16:24:28