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rag trade

noun

, Slang.
  1. the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.


rag trade

noun

  1. informal.
    the clothing business, esp the aspects concerned with the manufacture and sale of dresses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • rag trader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rag trade1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

It's not an obvious place for a Manhattan-raised daughter of the rag trade to end up.

There is in Galveston a new-invented trade, called "the rag-trade," which is very profitable.

At the same time the rag trade was torn to rags by competition; while the 'rents' became bigger every year in proportion.

There is, in Galveston a new-invented trade, called “the rag-trade,” which is very profitable.

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