wearing apparel
1wearing apparel — noun clothing in general she was refined in her choice of apparel he always bought his clothes at the same store fastidious about his dress • Syn: ↑apparel, ↑dress, ↑clothes • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
2wearing apparel — Dress or clothing of all kinds. Stewart v McClung, 12 Or 431, 8 P 447. Wearing apparel, purchased and worn by the husband alone, constitutes a family expense within the meaning of a statute making the expenses of the family chargeable upon the… …
3wearing apparel — Synonyms and related words: apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture, investment, linen, rags,… …
4wearing-apparel — wearˈing apparel noun (old) Dress • • • Main Entry: ↑wear …
5wearing apparel — clothing; garments. [1610 20] * * * …
6wearing apparel — dressed, clothed …
7wearing apparel — /ˈwɛərɪŋ əpærəl/ (say wairring uhparuhl) noun dress in general; garments …
8wearing apparel — As generally used in statutes, refers not merely to a person s outer clothing, but covers all articles usually worn, and includes underclothing. Arnold v. U. S., 147 U.S. 494, 13 S.Ct. 406, 37 L.Ed. 253. All articles of dress generally worn by… …
9necessary wearing apparel — Such articles of clothing or wearing apparel as are convenient and useful under the circumstances of the particular case. 31 Am J2d Exemp § 79. Clothing or dress which is convenient and comfortable, as distinguished from wearing apparel which is… …
10Wearing — Wear ing, a. Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel. [1913 Webster] …
