Meanings
- uncountableClothing to be worn for travel.
Casher could see it, even through the bulk of the travelwear.
1965, Cordwainer Smith [pen name; Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger], “On the Storm Planet”, in Robert Silverberg, Martin H[arry] Greenberg, compilers, The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels, New York, N.Y.: Arbor House, published 1980, page 6314 more examples
Simplicity is the keynote of children’s travelwear, with cool, comfortable, lightweight wash-and-wear clothing and jackets and sweaters for changes of climate.
1964, Childcraft: The How and Why Library (You and Your Child; volume 14), Chicago, Ill.: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, →LCCN, page 426During the summer, light cotton pants are the most appropriate travelwear and are a good option for getting by cathedral dress codes.
1998, Hsiao-Yun Chu, Ian Z. Pervil, editors, Let’s Go: Rome (Let’s Go Publications), Macmillan, →ISBN, page 54Others could design clothing they expect to see worn sometime in the next 1,000 years, such as an outfit providing protection from the sun, hiking gear to be worn on Mars, or travelwear for the year 2925.
1999, Susan Moger, Celebrate the Millennium: Activity Book, Scholastic Professional Books, →ISBN, page 53A mainstay of activewear, these fabrics are also making their way into travelwear and streetwear.
2010, Evelyn L. Brannon, Fashion Forecasting, New York, N.Y.: Fairchild Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 200
Origin
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