"plus-size" meaning in English

See plus-size in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plus-size (not comparable)
  1. (of clothing) Designed to fit an overweight person. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-plus-size-en-adj-D4QQ8Omd
  2. (of a person) Overweight. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Obesity, Size
    Sense id: en-plus-size-en-adj-VjYxCuP2 Disambiguation of Obesity: 16 84 Disambiguation of Size: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plus size

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