- rag trade
- {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rag trade
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rag trade — n the rag trade BrE informal the business of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes = the fashion industry … Dictionary of contemporary English
rag trade — rag′ trade n. Slang. cvb sts the garment or fashion industry • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
rag trade — ► NOUN informal ▪ the clothing or fashion industry … English terms dictionary
rag trade — noun makers and sellers of fashionable clothing • Syn: ↑apparel industry, ↑garment industry, ↑fashion industry, ↑fashion business • Hypernyms: ↑industry * * * rag trader. Sla … Useful english dictionary
rag trade — N SING: the N The rag trade is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes. The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive … English dictionary
rag trade — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rag\ trade — n. phr. the clothing industry. My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses … Словарь американских идиом
rag trade — noun the rag trade BrE the business of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rag trade, the — rag ,trade, the noun VERY INFORMAL the clothing industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
