Outfit vs Factory - What's the difference?
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A set of clothing (with accessories).
gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
(informal) A business or firm.
(sports) A sports team
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, date=October 20
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, title=Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan
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To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
outfit
(obsolete) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
The position or state of being a factor.
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
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, chapter=7 A device which produces or manufactures something.
(programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
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Outfit is a related term of factory.
As nouns the difference between outfit and factory
is that outfit is a set of clothing (with accessories) while factory is (obsolete) a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.As a verb outfit
is to provide with, usually for a specific purpose.outfit
English
Noun
(en noun)- She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.
- Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
citation, page= , passage=With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit , who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.}}
Synonyms
* kit * getup (1) * rig * turnoutVerb
(outfitt)- "The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
Synonyms
* equip * fitAnagrams
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References
*factory
English
Noun
(factories)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories , it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}
citation, passage=The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.}}
- The task factory is the object that is responsible for creating instances of those tasks dynamically.
