prêt-à-porter
[ pret-ah-pawr-tey, -pohr- ]
/ ˌprɛt ɑ pɔrˈteɪ, -poʊr- /
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noun
ready-to-wear clothing.
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Origin of prêt-à-porter
1955–60; <French: translation of ready-to-wear
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