outfit
See also: Outfit
EnglishEdit
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outfit (plural outfits)
- A set of clothing (with accessories).
- She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.
- 2003, Jason Isbell, "Outfit":
- Don't call what you're wearing an outfit.
- Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
- Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Salarians: League of One Codex entry:
- The League of One was suddenly exposed and in danger of being hunted by enemies of the salarians. Before any harm could be done, the team mysteriously disappeared.[...]Realizing the threat posed by this rogue outfit, the Special Tasks Group dispatched a team of hunters. When they didn't return, the STG dispatched ten of its brightest operators with broad discretionary powers. Only two returned; they reported no evidence of the League.
- (informal) A business or firm.
- Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
- (sports) A sports team.
- 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
- (statistics) An outlier-sensitive fit.
- (Canada, historical) A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period.
- 1949, John McLoughlin, The Financial Papers of Dr. John McLoughlin (page 56)
- […] the outfit of 1821, which outfit suffered a loss. From 1822 there were profits on each outfit as the many subsequent credit entries indicate.
- 1949, John McLoughlin, The Financial Papers of Dr. John McLoughlin (page 56)
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- (statistics): infit
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- → German: Outfit
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set of clothing
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gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
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cohesive group of people; a unit
business or firm
sports team
VerbEdit
outfit (third-person singular simple present outfits, present participle outfitting, simple past and past participle outfitted)
- (transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
- The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.
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to provide with
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outfit m (Cyrillic spelling оутфит)
ReferencesEdit
- “outfit” in Hrvatski jezični portal
SpanishEdit
NounEdit
outfit m (plural outfits)
- outfit (clothing)