she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked
a ready-made jacket
ready-to-wear clothes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ready-to-wear — UK US adjective ► used to describe clothes that are produced in standard sizes, and not ones that are made to fit a particular person: »ready to wear fashion »a ready to wear collection … Financial and business terms
ready-to-wear — [red′ētə wer′] n. ready made clothing adj. of, designating, or dealing in such clothing [ready to wear fashions] … English World dictionary
ready-to-wear — adj old fashioned ready to wear clothes are made in standard sizes, not made specially to fit one person … Dictionary of contemporary English
ready-to-wear — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of clothes) sold through shops rather than made to order for an individual customer … English terms dictionary
Ready-to-wear — Prêt à Porter redirects here. For the movie, see Prêt à Porter (film). Ready to wear clothing display Ready to wear or prêt à porter (pronounced: [pʁɛ.ta pɔʁ.te]; often abbreviated RTW; off the rack or off the peg in casual use) is the term… … Wikipedia
Ready-to-wear — (RTW) This is the term given to clothing that, unlike made to measure, is designed either for commissioned consumption (as in uniforms) or speculative sale at the retail level. When pertaining to retail consumption, another common term is off… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
ready-to-wear — adjective Date: 1895 1. of clothing ready made 2. dealing in ready made clothes < ready to wear stores > • ready to wear noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
ready-to-wear — Synonyms and related words: assembled, bespoke, built, cast, constructed, crafted, created, custom, custom built, custom made, cut and dried, cut and dry, extracted, fabricated, fashioned, forged, formed, gathered, grown, handcrafted, handmade,… … Moby Thesaurus
ready-to-wear — /red ee teuh wair /, n. 1. clothing made in standard sizes; ready made clothing. adj. 2. pertaining to or dealing in such clothing: the ready to wear business; a ready to wear shop. Cf. made to measure, made to order. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
ready-to-wear — ADJ: ADJ n Ready to wear clothes are made in standard sizes so that they fit most people, rather than being made specially for a particular person. In 1978 he launched his first major ready to wear collection for the Austin Reed stores. Syn: off… … English dictionary
