"reach-me-down" meaning in All languages combined

See reach-me-down on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} reach-me-down (not comparable)
  1. Of clothing: ready-made. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-reach-me-down-en-adj-JmIzBZjw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Noun [English]

Forms: reach-me-downs [plural]
Etymology: An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. Head templates: {{en-noun}} reach-me-down (plural reach-me-downs)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Ready-made clothing. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-reach-me-down-en-noun-nrUABU9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62

Inflected forms

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