rainwear

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noun

Clothing worn as protection from rain.

OriginEnglish wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian →
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Meanings

nounrainwear (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClothing worn as protection from rain.

    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.

    1950, The Co-operative Productive Review, volumes 25-26, page 286

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰnos?
  3. Proto-Germanic*regną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*regn
  5. Old Englishreġn
  6. Middle Englishreyn
  7. Englishrain
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  10. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  12. Old Englishwerian
  13. Middle Englishweren
  14. Englishwear
  15. Englishrainwear

From rain + -wear.

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Translations

Finnish sadeasu
  • sadeasuclothing worn as a protection from rain
Japanese 雨着
  • 雨着 (amagi)clothing worn as a protection from rain
Norwegian Bokmål regntøy
  • regntøyclothing worn as a protection from rain
Swedish regnkläder, regnplagg
  • regnkläderclothing worn as a protection from rain
  • regnplaggclothing worn as a protection from rain
Cite this entry
APA

rainwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainwear

MLA

“rainwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainwear.

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