"-wear" meaning in All languages combined

See -wear on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From the noun wear (“clothing”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -wear
  1. Used to form nouns denoting clothing:
    worn by a particular sex (e.g., menswear, womenswear) or age of person (e.g., kidswear).
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en--wear-en-suffix-OLRyvYA6 Disambiguation of Clothing: 25 25 25 25
  2. Used to form nouns denoting clothing:
    worn on a particular part of the body (e.g., neckwear).
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en--wear-en-suffix-4LP6rU1e Disambiguation of Clothing: 25 25 25 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 21 36 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 44 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 45 18 18
  3. Used to form nouns denoting clothing:
    for a particular use (e.g., daywear).
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en--wear-en-suffix-1lnutxZa Disambiguation of Clothing: 25 25 25 25
  4. Used to form nouns denoting clothing:
    made in a particular way (e.g., knitwear) or (redundantly) of a particular kind (e.g., shoewear).
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en--wear-en-suffix-QC81RuTn Disambiguation of Clothing: 25 25 25 25
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        ]
      ],
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    }
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          "shoewear"
        ]
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  ],
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}

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