reach-me-down

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reach-me-down

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An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. See reach down.

adjective

not comparable, of clothing Ready-made. A reach-me-down dress, a penny sparkler, a fancy cake, a sixpenny entertainment . . . how can such things use up so much money?

noun reach-me-downs

in plural Ready-made clothing. He shrank from the prospect of being confronted next day, at the height of his misery, with these appalling reach-me-downs.

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"reach-me-down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reach-me-down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reach-me-down. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reach-me-down

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"reach-me-down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reach-me-down.

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@misc{reach_me_down_2026,
  title = {reach-me-down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reach-me-down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}