gardenwear

English

Etymology

From garden +‎ -wear.

Noun

gardenwear (uncountable)

1. Clothing to be worn for gardening.
   • 1955 April, Holiday, volume 17, number 4, page 147:

     Here are ingenious tools, lovely vases, double-duty planters, practical and stylish gardenwear—in short, all the newest and best for up-to-the-minute gardeners.

   • 1996, Robin Chotzinoff, People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 114:

     “My favorite gardenwear,” she replies, “is an old pair of Land’s^[sic] End pants called stringalongs. […]”

   • 2002, Jerry Baker, Backyard Problem Solver: 2,168 Natural Solutions for Growing Great Grass, Super Shrubs, Bright Bulbs, Perfect Perennials, Amazing Annuals, Vibrant Vegetables, Terrific Trees, and Much, Much More!, American Master Products, Inc., page 224:

     Wasps and bees aren’t the brainiest critters on the face of the earth, but they sure know where their dinner comes from: brightly colored flowers! So don’t go around looking like a bed of roses. Instead, try blending into the ground: Stick with beige or brown as your stock shades for gardenwear.

   • 2009 June 20, Renee Studebaker, “So there are less toxic mosquito repellents? OK, I’ll bite”, in Austin American-Statesman, page F10:

     My usual summer gardenwear is baggy pants, a long-sleeved baggy shirt, knee-high boots and gloves.

   • 2014 October 8, St Helens Reporter, page 22:

     Busybee Clothing is a family business who manufacture industrial clothing and supply gardenwear and protective workwear.