"roast-meat clothes" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A reference to the Sunday roast. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} roast-meat clothes pl (plural only)
  1. (dated, slang) Sunday best. Tags: dated, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-roast-meat_clothes-en-noun-LOsp9JFB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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