Etymology

tenue de ville

Today it means: Clothing suitable for an office or business setting, such as a business suit or skirt suit. Full definition →

French tenue de ville
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  1. French · borrowed fromtenue de ville
  2. English todaytenue de ville

Borrowed from French tenue de ville (literally “city dress”).

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