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Clothing vs Townwear - What's the difference?

clothing | townwear |

As nouns the difference between clothing and townwear

is that clothing is any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion while townwear is (rare) everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town (as opposed to the country).

As a verb clothing

is .

clothing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
  • * Milton
    • From others he shall stand in need of nothing, / Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing .
  • An act or instance of putting clothes on.
    • The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
  • (obsolete) The art of process of making cloth.
  • * Ray
    • Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing .
  • A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
    • (Knight)
    Hyponyms
    * See also

    See also

    (clothing related terms) * belt * bra * briefs * blouse * cap * coat * clothe * dress * gloves * halter * hat * jacket * mittens * muffler * pants * shirt * shoes * shorts * socks * sox * stocking * swimsuit * tie * tuxedo * underwear

    townwear

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (rare) Everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town (as opposed to the country).
  • * 2003 , Kate Liepmann, The journey to work: its significance for industrial and community life
    • The factory girl's apparel is essentially of the same kind as that of the shop assistant or clerk : it is townwear , not really suitable as a cycling outfit.
  • * 1984 , Backpacker (volume 12, number 63, July 1984)
    • Patagonia's new Dualspun canvas trousers and Dualspun short-sleeved shirt team up to combine the good looks of townwear with the durability needed in the backcountry.