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  • noun Clothing designed to be worn at school.

Etymologies

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school +‎ -wear

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Examples

  • We sell more schoolwear each year than any other retailer.

    Should I buy the cheapest school uniform? 2010

  • According to Mintel, in 2010 the schoolwear market was worth £959m, forecast to rise 19 per cent to £1.1bn in the next five years.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • According to David Burgess, the managing director of uniform supplier David Luke, who has worked in the industry for 45 years, our attitude to schoolwear is intricately linked with discipline and authority.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • It's actually a trend that predates Gove's nostalgic hankerings - ever since the mid-1990s, our schoolwear has been changing slowly, almost imperceptibly.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Its new Plus schoolwear range includes clothes for pre-school children with waistlines of up to 23ins, a size usually worn by eight-year-olds.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2010

  • & Spencers "… wanted to make sure (their) schoolwear range is accessible for children of all shapes and sizes"

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • An online trial of its new Plus schoolwear range caters for four-year-olds with waistlines of up to 23ins - a size usually worn by eight-year-olds, according to the retailer's own guide.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • An online trial of its new Plus schoolwear range caters for four-year-olds with waistlines of up to 23ins - a size usually worn by eight-year-olds, according to the retailer's own guide.

    icNewcastle 2010

  • An online trial of its new Plus schoolwear range caters for four-year-olds with waistlines of up to 23ins - a size usually worn by eight-year-olds, according to the retailer's own guide.

    icCoventry 2010

  • Its new Plus schoolwear range includes clothes for pre-school children with waistlines of up to 23ins, a size usually worn by eight-year-olds.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

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