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View synonyms for rag trade
rag trade
noun
, Slang.
- the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
rag trade
noun
- informal.the clothing business, esp the aspects concerned with the manufacture and sale of dresses
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- rag trader 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.
From The Daily Beast
There is in Galveston a new-invented trade, called "the rag-trade," which is very profitable.
From Project Gutenberg
At the same time the rag trade was torn to rags by competition; while the 'rents' became bigger every year in proportion.
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There is, in Galveston a new-invented trade, called “the rag-trade,” which is very profitable.
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