"off-the-peg" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} off-the-peg (not comparable)
  1. (of clothing, UK, Ireland) ready-made in a range of standard sizes (not tailor-made) Tags: Ireland, UK, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-off-the-peg-en-adj-8~YkBHAe Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46
  2. (figuratively) ready-made (of non-clothing items) Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Translations (ready-made): von der Stange (German), αγοραστός (agorastós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-off-the-peg-en-adj-NfZF~plx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'ready-made': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-the-rack [US], prêt-à-porter, ready-to-wear
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