Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Ready-to-wear.

Origin

First use appears c. 1957 in Punch. See cite below. Reborrowed from French prêt-à-porter (

First use appears c. 1957 in Punch. See cite below. Reborrowed from French prêt-à-porter (1951), itself a calque of English ready-to-wear.

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