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skiwear

skiwear

1 3.3
Clothes used for skiing that keep you warm and dry
  • noun
  • /ˈskiˌwɛr/
translation icon : ropa de esquí
  • For the best experience, choose skiwear that offers both comfort and protection against the cold.
  • breathable skiwear
  • waterproof skiwear
  • skiwear designers

Examples

  • "I do, a little, but Nini has more than skiwear now.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • One of them was a fashion boutique, and in it, a section of skiwear.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • "I've designed a line of skiwear."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Although this will turn out to have been a good move for her -- launching a career with skiwear -- in five years, she'll be gone.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Gleaming synthetic skiwear clung to the body like colored water.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The latest skiwear is designed to keep you warm and dry while you enjoy the slopes.

  • Many skiers invest in high-quality skiwear to enhance their performance and style on the mountain.

How Warm

parka
29 1.5
ski jacket
  • UK
3 1.7
skiwear
1 3.3
interlayer
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Surface Forms

skiwear singular
skiwears plural

Morphology

skiwear = ski + wear (transparent) = ski + wear

Clearly formed by combining 'ski' and 'wear'; the meaning 'clothing for skiing' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word skiwear joins ski and wear. Ski comes from an old Norwegian word for a split piece of wood used 'to slide on snow', and wear means 'clothes', so skiwear is the clothes you wear for skiing.