the clothing industry
1clothing industry — Since 1994, China has been the world’s largest manufacturer and exporter of textiles and clothing. In 2000, China’s trade volume of textiles and clothing accounted for almost 15 per cent of the world total. This is a figure that is expected to… …
2The Fashion industry today — Fashion, as an industry, has come a long way since the early days when Parisian designers dictated fashion. Fashion design and manufacturing is now a multibillion dollar global industry. While Paris was once the home of fashion as evidenced by… …
3(the) rag trade — the rag trade UK US noun very informal the clothing industry Thesaurus: specific industries in the dictionaryhyponym fashion industryhyponym …
4clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called apparel and allied industries, garment industries, or soft goods industries, factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… …
5clothing — [[t]klo͟ʊðɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT Clothing is the things that people wear. Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees... What is your favourite item of clothing?... Wear protective clothing. ...the clothing industry …
6clothing — cloth|ing [ klouðıŋ ] noun uncount ** clothes in general: basic necessities like food and clothing a piece/item/article of clothing the clothing industry a. clothes of a particular type: outdoor/protective/waterproof clothing …
7clothing */*/ — UK [ˈkləʊðɪŋ] / US [ˈkloʊðɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a) clothes in general basic necessities like food and clothing a piece/item/article of clothing the clothing industry b) clothes of a particular type outdoor/protective/waterproof clothing …
8industry — Diligence in employment or self employment, exercised bodily or mentally. Carver Mercantile Co. v Hulme, 7 Mont 566, 571. A business, plant, or enterprise for the production of goods, merchandise, machines, motor vehicles, etc. for sale,… …
9clothing*/ — [ˈkləʊðɪŋ] noun [U] clothes a piece/item/article of clothing[/ex] waterproof clothing[/ex] the clothing industry[/ex] …
10the rag trade — UK / US noun very informal the clothing industry …
