hand-me-down

noun

1. an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones.
2. any item not new that is or can be used again: Our office furniture was a collection of hand-me-downs.

adjective

3. passed along for further use by others: some hand-me-down clothes from my older brother.
4. borrowed or adapted from other sources; derivative: a street full of hand-me-down architecture.

noun informal

1. 1. something, esp an outgrown garment, passed down from one person to another
   2. (as modifier)a hand-me-down dress
2. 1. anything that has already been used by another
   2. (as modifier)hand-me-down ideas