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Hand-me-down   Listen
adjective
hand-me-down  adj.  
1.
Obtained or used after prior use by another person. Note: the term hand-me-down is often used of clothing previously worn by older family members. The term may also be used metaphorically of ideas.
Synonyms: hand-down, secondhand, used.





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"Hand-me-down" Quotes from Famous Books



... for ambition's possessor! Alas for the famous and proud! The Isle of Manhattan's best dresser Is wearing a hand-me-down shroud. ...
— Shapes of Clay • Ambrose Bierce
... to wear just hand-me-down clothes of her sister's even if she is a twin," he explained, "and I always like to buy doll clothes for little girls who don't tease for new things. But there's one thing sure about this parasol," he added, "it's not to ...
— Mary Jane: Her Book • Clara Ingram Judson


Words linked to "Hand-me-down" :   garment, hand-down, old


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