union suit

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noun
  1. a close-fitting, knitted undergarment combining shirt and drawers in one piece and often having a drop seat.

Origin of union suit

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use union suit in a sentence

  • The union suit may be of linen, silk, or cotton, with the weight suitable for the season.

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler
  • She sewed up his union suit and put a bright blue patch on his brown linen breeches.

  • Chris's clown costume was finished and looked very much like a white union suit miles too big for him.

    The Circus Comes to Town | Lebbeus Mitchell
  • But somehow they'd doped out a one-piece union suit cut high in the neck with sort of a knickerbocker effect to the lower end.

    Torchy and Vee | Sewell Ford
  • Preferably it should be a loosely fitting union suit of pure soft wool regardless of season.

    Touring Afoot | Claude Powell Fordyce