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Antonyms for hand-me-downs
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hand-mee-doun, han- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhænd miˌdaʊn, ˈhæn- |
Definition of hand-me-downs
Origin :- as a modifier, attested by 1826.
- As in clothing : noun attire
- As in handsel : noun gift
- As in clothes/clothing : noun personal attire
- As in gift : noun something given freely, for no recompense
- And how badly I felt when the girls found out they were hand-me-downs.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm » by Alice B. Emerson
- They were decked out in cowboy clothes, hand-me-downs, big straw hats, blankets—any old thing.
- Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
- Their clothes were hand-me-downs from Noah's time, and every one of them was outraging some convention or other.
- Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
- Yes, Miss Upton said he turned up his nose at hand-me-downs, so she had to jest brace up and git 'em new.
- Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham
- This summer both had set their hearts on really-truly party clothes, not hand-me-downs.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Girls at Newport » by Laura Dent Crane
Synonyms for hand-me-downs
- accouterment
- allowance
- alms
- apparel
- array
- award
- benefaction
- benefit
- bequest
- bestowal
- bonus
- boon
- bounty
- caparison
- charity
- civvies
- clothes
- contribution
- costume
- courtesy
- covering
- dispensation
- donation
- drag
- drapery
- dress
- duds
- endowment
- ensemble
- equipment
- fairing
- favor
- feathers
- finery
- frippery
- frock
- full feather
- garb
- garments
- gear
- get-up
- giveaway
- glad rags
- goodie
- grant
- gratuity
- habiliment
- habit
- hand
- hand-me-down
- hand-me-downs
- handout
- honorarium
- lagniapp
- lagniappe
- largesse
- legacy
- libation
- livery
- mufti
- oblation
- offering
- offertory
- outfit
- overclothes
- panoply
- philanthropy
- pittance
- premium
- present
- presentation
- provision
- rags
- raiment
- ration
- regalia
- relief
- remembrance
- remittance
- reward
- rigging
- sack
- souvenir
- sportswear
- subscription
- subsidy
- Sunday best
- tailleur
- tatters
- things
- threads
- tip
- tog
- toggery
- togs
- token
- tout ensemble
- trappings
- tribute
- trousseau
- underclothes
- vestment
- vesture
- vines
- wardrobe
- wear
- weeds
- write-off
- zoot suit
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