rainwear

English

Etymology

From rain +‎ -wear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rainwear (uncountable)

1. Clothing worn as protection from rain.
   • 1950, The Co-operative Productive Review, volumes 25-26, page 286:

     For the entertainment and instruction of visitors there are fashion parades at which seven mannequins will show off the latest fashions in C.W.S. dresses, rainwear and slumberwear. The high spot will be a beautiful bridal scene.

Translations

clothing worn as a protection from rain

• Finnish: sadeasu (fi)
• Japanese: 雨着 (あまぎ, amagi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: regntøy n

  Nynorsk: regntøy n, regnty n

• Swedish: regnkläder c pl, regnplagg n (rain garment)