plus-size
adjective
variants
or less commonly plus-sized
of clothing
: extra large
plus-size apparel
—sometimes used of a persona plus-size woman
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Mavis’s next chapter includes focusing on designing clothes for plus-size consumers.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Fashion Fashion luxury resale sites have seen a significant surge in plus-size women’s apparel listings in the past two years while clothing rental site Rent the Runway is seeing more smaller sizes being rented.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
At the funeral, the grave had to be widened to fit his plus-size coffin.
—Tom Faber, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Since then the label has expanded into a lifestyle brand including dresses, swim, denim, knitwear, childrenswear, plus-size attire, bridesmaid dresses and more.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Fashion Fashion luxury resale sites have seen a significant surge in plus-size women’s apparel listings in the past two years while clothing rental site Rent the Runway is seeing more smaller sizes being rented.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
At the funeral, the grave had to be widened to fit his plus-size coffin.
—Tom Faber, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Since then the label has expanded into a lifestyle brand including dresses, swim, denim, knitwear, childrenswear, plus-size attire, bridesmaid dresses and more.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Plus-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-size. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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