rainwear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English rainwear From rain + -wear.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Clothing 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:
Translations (7)
nn regntøy (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · nb regntøy (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · ja 雨着 (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · sv regnplagg (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · sv regnkläder (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · fi sadeasu (clothing worn as a protection from rain) · nn regnty (clothing worn as a protection from rain)