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HANDWEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handwear mean?
• HANDWEAR (noun)
The noun HANDWEAR has 1 sense:
1. clothing for the hands
Familiarity information: HANDWEAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clothing for the hands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hand wear; handwear
Hypernyms ("handwear" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handwear"):
glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
muff (a warm tubular covering for the hands)
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