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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sportswear
noun
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▪ At times the wide-legged pants looked more like pajamas or lounge wear than sportswear.
▪ Bill Blass's exuberant brocade evening suit, given a new dash by its sportswear cut. 9.
▪ Enterprising window dressers dressed up in ski outfits to set up a display of sportswear in this store.
▪ Purple Label sportswear is filled with chocolate-colored suede trench coats, gray pinstriped cashmere slacks, cashmere sweaters and cashmere overcoats.
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sportswear

also sports-wear, 1912, from sports (n.) + wear (n.). Hence sports coat, sports shirt, etc.

Wiktionary
sportswear

n. casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.

WordNet
sportswear

n. attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn: athletic wear, activewear]

Wikipedia
Sportswear (activewear)

Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons.

Typical sport-specific garments include shorts, tracksuits, T-shirts, tennis shirts and polo shirts. Specialized garments include wet suits (for swimming, diving or surfing), ski suits (for skiing) and leotards (for gymnastics). Sports footwear include trainers. It also includes some underwear, such as the jockstrap and sports bra. Sportswear is also at times worn as casual fashion clothing.

For most sports the athletes wear a combination of different items of clothing, e.g. sport shoes, pants and shirts. In some sports, protective gear may need to be worn, such as helmets or American football body armour.

Sportswear (fashion)

Sportswear has been called America's main contribution to the history of fashion design, developed to cater to the needs of the increasingly fast-paced lifestyle of American women. The term started out as a fashion industry term describing informal and interchangeable separates (i.e., blouses, shirts, skirts and shorts), and in the 1920s became a popular descriptive term for relaxed, casual wear typically worn for spectator sports. Since the 1930s the term has been used to describe both day and evening fashions of varying degrees of formality that demonstrate this relaxed approach while remaining appropriate wear for many business or social occasions.

The term can also refer to activewear, which is clothing designed specifically for participants in sporting pursuits.

Sportswear

Sportswear may refer to:

  • Sportswear (activewear), clothing made specifically for sporting and athletic pursuits
  • Sportswear (fashion), clothing appropriate for a wide range of social situations