rational dress

noun

Practical, comfortable clothing proposed in the Victorian era as an alternative to the fashions of that time.

Meanings

nounrational dress (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablePractical, comfortable clothing proposed in the Victorian era as an alternative to the fashions of that time.
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