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rag trade

noun

, Slang.

rag trade

informal.
the clothing business, esp the aspects concerned with the manufacture and sale of dresses

First recorded in 1835–45

It's not an obvious place for a Manhattan-raised daughter of the rag trade to end up.

There is in Galveston a new-invented trade, called "the rag-trade," which is very profitable.

At the same time the rag trade was torn to rags by competition; while the 'rents' became bigger every year in proportion.

There is, in Galveston a new-invented trade, called “the rag-trade,” which is very profitable.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

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