clothing store
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkloʊðɪŋ stɔr/
:
tienda de ropa
- I bought a beautiful dress at the new clothing store downtown.
- clothing store
- small clothing store
OK, so we have arrived at Desperate Deals clothing store.
- OK, so we have arrived at Desperate Deals clothing store.
- And I meet this one woman and she has a vintage clothing store.
- Google top fucking clothing stores in Australia.
- So I was like, all right, so one of the things I watched was this movie about the the young woman's clothing store, Brandy Melville.
- I have a friend that owns a thrift store that owns like kind of a vintage clothing store.
Examples
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Leah and her boyfriend had found work in the village, Leah in a clothing store called Cream of the Crop.
Fiction book (1992) -
A rare academic, Robert had owned and operated a clothing store for fourteen years.
Blog text (31) -
Why else would i be in this nice clothing store?
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I can get a job at a clothing store or something.
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Why not just use them at the clothing store?
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At 4:00, he'll be at Max clothing store for a photo.
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In '58, he took a job as office manager for a Kansas City clothing store.
Fiction book (2001) -
You should remember it next time you're in a clothing store.
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I went into a regular clothing store for a bit and bought souvenirs.
Fiction book (2002) -
Scope helps users discover local boutique clothing stores that best suit their personal style.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shop where people buy goods like food or clothes
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1.0
A place where people buy things and pay for services
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4.4
A small shop that sells stylish clothes or jewellery
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1.0
A shop that sells goods in small amounts directly to people
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6.1
A maker or seller of clothes
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shop that sells clothes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'clothing' (garments) + 'store' (shop). This noun–noun combination follows a transparent and cross-linguistically common compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will immediately understand.
Etymology
Clothing store is made from the words clothing, meaning what you wear, and store, meaning a place that keeps things. Picture racks and shelves full of shirts, coats and shoes, and that image shows why it means 'a shop that sells clothes'.