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playclothes

American  
[pley-klohz, -klohthz] / ˈpleɪˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

plural noun

  1. casual, functional clothing worn for sports, games, and other recreational activities, when relaxing at home, for informal occasions, etc.

Etymology

Origin of playclothes

play + clothes

Example Sentences

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At Bloomingdale's in Manhattan, swimsuits and playclothes were selling as if August were around the corner.

From Time Magazine Archive

We put on our playclothes, still splattered with paint from yesterday, then grabbed the brushes and went around the house to the places we hadn’t finished the day before.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

We had brought only our “good” things: Mami’s work clothes and shoes, a few changes of playclothes for me, Edna, and Raymond, some of them made by Mami herself, others bought just before we left.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Jay changed into his playclothes in a blink, and we ran out the door.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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