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BBC Learning English is a department of the BBC World Service devoted to English language teaching. The service provides free resources and activities for teachers and students, primarily through its website. It also produces radio programmes which air on some of the BBC World Service's language services and partner stations.
British English American English Longsleeve knit top jumper [1] sweater [2] [3] Sleeveless knit top sleeveless jumper, slipover, [4] knit tank top sweater vest [3] Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress [5] Jumper, jumper dress, dress Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron [6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [6]
Children's clothing needs to be useful for playing. Children's clothing or kids' clothing is clothing for children who have not yet grown to full height. Children's clothing is often more casual than adult clothing, fit for play and rest. In the early 21st century, however, childrenswear became heavily influenced by trends in adult fashion.
Paper flashcards have been used since at least the 19th century. Reading Disentangled (1834), a set of phonics flashcards by English educator Favell Lee Mortimer, is believed by some to be the first known usage of flashcards. [5] A single-sided hornbook was also known to have been used for early literacy education.
The Little Joule brand is aimed at the children's clothing market and was launched in 2008, followed by Baby Joule in 2009. [13] In 2019, Joules announced a partnership with Peter Rabbit for its kids range. [14] Joules started selling home and garden products in 2013 and in 2014 launched an optical line in partnership with Vision Express. [15]
In British English, a haberdasher is a business or person who sells small articles for sewing, dressmaking and knitting, such as buttons, ribbons, and zippers; [1] in the United States, the term refers instead to a men's clothing store that sells suits, shirts, neckties, men's dress shoes, and other items.
A clothes shop or clothes store is any shop which sells items of ready-made clothing. [ 1 ] : 59 A small shop which sells expensive or designer clothing may be called a boutique . A shop that sells clothes for a narrowly-restricted market such as school uniforms or outdoor sports may be called an outfitter .
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