essayage

fitting; trying on (clothes)

noun eh-say-YAZH Rare

Usage Note

Essayage is the noun from essayer (to try), specifically meaning the act of trying on garments. Une cabine d'essayage is a fitting room or changing room in a shop. In haute couture, les essayages (always plural in that context) are the repeated fitting sessions with the seamstress.

Examples

"La cabine d'essayage est au fond du magasin."

Natural Translation

The fitting room is at the back of the shop.

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