off-the-peg en · ADJ
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, not-comparable, of clothing) Ready-made in a range of standard sizes (not tailor-made).
Modern mothers seem not to have time to make dollies' wardrobes from scraps of this and that. As most of their own clothes are bought off the peg, not many scraps are available, and indeed many of them cannot sew.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 211:
- (figuratively, not-comparable) Ready-made (of non-clothing items).
Synonyms
off-the-rack · ready-to-wear · prêt-à-porter
Translations (3)
el αγοραστός (ready-made) · de von der Stange (ready-made) · pl gotowy do noszenia (ready-made)