Meanings
- uncountableClothing to be worn in the city.
The store, which opened on December 3, mainly stocks Cremieux’s upscale citywear including suits, jackets, dress pants and accessories.
2004 December 24, Jacqueline Yu, “French Taste Blends Formal, Casual Trends”, in Beijing Today, number 186, page 142 more examples
Once at home (and out of her favored citywear, sweeping brimmed hats and Italian designer dresses), she will delve for weeks and even months into copies of available antique-glass inventories of popes, the czars of Russia, the dukes of Tuscany, and the Medici.
1987 October, Peter Dragadze, “Of Passion and Profit”, in The Connoisseur, page 186The fashion vision communicated by Paradise Kiss, concomitantly, encompasses a variety of styles ranging from minimalistic silhouettes to kawaii, from stylishly casual citywear to punk, from grand epoch costumes to simple uniforms.
2012, Dani Cavallaro, Art in Anime: The Creative Quest as Theme and Metaphor, Jefferson, N.C.; London: McFarland & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 169
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
- Proto-Italic*keiwis
- Latinceivis
- Latinceivitās
- Late Latincīvitātem (city)
- Old Frenchcitet
- Middle Englishcite
- Englishcity
- Proto-Indo-European*wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
- Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
- Old Englishwerian
- Middle Englishweren
- Englishwear
- Englishcitywear
Cite this entry
citywear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywear
“citywear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citywear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywear.
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