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one-piece

American  
[wuhn-pees] / ˈwʌnˌpis /

adjective

  1. complete in one piece, as a garment.

    a one-piece snowsuit.

noun

  1. Also called one-piecer.  a one-piece garment.

one-piece British  

adjective

  1. (of a garment, esp a bathing costume) made in one piece

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a garment, esp a bathing costume, made in one piece

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of one-piece

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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In her first picture, she stood in a one-piece on a boulder, smiling, a waterfall pummeling behind her.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a black one-piece covered in red cherries.

From Literature

Yet Churchill’s wartime wardrobe included velvet slippers and one-piece rompers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A burka is a one-piece veil that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen to see through.

From BBC

The burka is a one-piece veil worn by some Muslim women that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen to see through.

From BBC

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