union suit
noun
a close-fitting, knitted undergarment combining shirt and drawers in one piece and often having a drop seat.
Origin of union suit
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby union suit
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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. SadlerShe sewed up his union suit and put a bright blue patch on his brown linen breeches.
Miss Minerva and William Green Hill | Frances Boyd CalhounChris'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 MitchellBut 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 FordPreferably it should be a loosely fitting union suit of pure soft wool regardless of season.
Touring Afoot | Claude Powell Fordyce
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