wearing apparel

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Abbott (1879)

Definitions from Case Law

From 147 U.S. 494 - Arnold Constable Co v. United States · 1893Most cited · 76 citing opinions

garments worn or made for wearing; dress in general;' and the noun 'wearing,' as 'that which one wears; clothes; garments.' But it is unnecessary to search or compare the dictionaries.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

In exemption statutes, means garments or clothing generally designed for wear of the debtor and his family. See lo Ann. Cas. 159-, note. Generally, clothing protecting the person from exposure. See 103 Iowa, 695, 64 Am. St. Rep. 202, 38 L. R. A. 847, 72 N. W. 773.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

As generally used in statutes, refers not merely to a person’s outer clothing, but covers all articles usually worn, and includes underclothing; Arnold v. U. S., 147 r. S. 494, 13 Sup. Ct. 400, 37 L. Ed. 253. It may include a gold watch; Stewart v. M c Clung, 12 Or. 431, 8 Fac. 447, 53 Am. Rep. 374; but see Smith v. Rogers, 16 Ga. 479; Gooch v. Gooch. 33 Me. 535; a pearl necklace; U. S. v. One Pearl Chain, 139 Fed. 513, 71 C. C. A. 500; but not a travelling trunk or a breastpin; Towns v. Pratt, 33

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Shawls are wearing-apparel, under the duty laws. Maillard v. Lawrence, 16 How. 251, 261. A watch which the testator has been in the habit of carrying upon his person does not pass by a bequest of his wearing-apparel, his household furniture, or articles for family use. Gooch i;. Gooch, 33 Me. 535. Bags are not articles of wearing-apparel, nor are they bedding. Shaw v. Davis, 55 Barb. 389.