autumnwear

English

Etymology

From autumn +‎ -wear.

Noun

autumnwear (uncountable)

1. Clothing to be worn in autumn.
   • 1968 August 23, Journal Herald, 161st year, number 203, Dayton, Ohio, page 41:

     our Joyce autumnwear: very artful per-sueding

   • 1973 November 1, The News and Observer‎^[1], volume CCXVI, number 124, Raleigh, N.C.:

     Get into the flavor of fall with our fun collection of autumnwear.

   • 1978 September 24, Roto (The Pittsburgh Press), page 3:

     Washable acrylic knits to update your autumnwear, in sizes S,M,L.

   • 1978 November 6, The El Paso Times, 98th year, number 310, El Paso, Tex., page 7-A:

     Sue Brett autumnwear reflects the new fashion trend of free-flowing frocks and exciting new dimensions in texture, as typified by our terrycloth dresses fashioned from a blend of Celanese Arnel® triacetate and nylon.

   • 1979 October 17, Birmingham Evening Mail, page 13:

     The new season’s collection has just arrived with some splendid examples of autumnwear; […]

   • 1981 November 6, Berwick Enterprise, volume 79, number 156, Berwick, Pa., page 3:

     Misses’ Pastel Skirts For Pretty Autumnwear

   • 1986 August 20, Herald Express, Torquay, Dev., page 15:

     Now accepting quality fashionable autumnwear.

   • 1986 October 9, Derby Evening Telegraph, number 32,786, page 59:

     Huge selection of exciting autumnwear just arrived.

   • 1987 September 4, Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercur, number 207, page 32:

     THIS velour overcoat is part of the New England collection of autumnwear at Country Casuals.

   • 1988 September 18, Courier-Post, page 17D:

     Comes the change of season and the ladies put away the summerwear and take out the autumnwear — or go out and buy new things for the fall.

   • 1988 September 22, Helen Nowicka, “Keeping it simple”, in The Derby Express, number 118, page 11:

     Marks and Spencer, long recognised for their high quality clothes, are reflecting the season’s most classic cuts in their new range of autumnwear.

   • 1989 September 25, “Spectacular Shades”, in Hull Daily Mail, page 8:

     Our Shades Of Autumn fashion show features 38 stunning scenes of autumnwear - for trendy tots, beautiful brides, the discerning man and fashion-conscious women of all ages.

   • 1991 August 23, Standard-Speaker, volume 125, number 35,724, Hazleton, Pa., page 3:

     SHOWCASE OF AUTUMNWEAR

   • 1992 October 20, The Reporter, Fond du Lac, Wis., page A5:

     Eden students model autumnwear

   • 1995 August 8, Hull Daily Mail, page 25:

     “We will be showing one of the city’s best selections of designer autumnwear.”

   • 1996 October 30, Burton Mail, number 30,856, page 26:

     Mums and Dads are not left out either with a new autumnwear range recently stocked including coats, pullovers, shirts, you name it.

   • 1997 August 23, “Contents”, in The Guardian Weekend, page 3:

     The shops are full of autumnwear, so what do we wear until then, asks Susannah Frankel

   • 2005, Jasmin Oliver, Gucci Girls: Cutting It, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 243:

     Am gonna design a line of autumnwear based on couture collections.

   • 2012 October 18, “High Street sales show surprise jump”, in Evening Standard, page 53:

     The 0.6% rise in sales volumes, after an August dip blamed on the Olympics, was driven by a 2% jump for clothing and shoes as shoppers stocked up on autumnwear and school uniforms.

Synonyms

• fallwear