English edit

Etymology edit

board +‎ -wear

Noun edit

boardwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn while snowboarding.
    • 1997, Skiing, volume 50, number 4:
      We were hard-pressed to find anyone who actually skis in these designer duds, but someone's buying the stuff: Hilfiger's ski and boardwear line grosses around $25 million per year []
    • 1999 December, Skiing, page 42:
      The new stuff merges ski and snowboard looks, but it's more sporty and happy, not as rebellious as boardwear.
    • 2003, Bob Woods, Snowboarding, page 23:
      It also includes articles about equipment and boardwear for kids.
  2. Clothing to be worn while surfing.