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bathing costume

British  
/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

  1. another name for swimming costume

"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

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Try a bathing costume from 1901: Shark attacks have been steadily rising since 1900, according to the Shark Attack File.

From MSNBC • Jul. 3, 2015

It's the stripey one-piece bathing costume that makes the image of George Bernard Shaw, playwright, critic, socialist and Nobel laureate, terrifyingly memorable.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2010

Prince Christian of Hesse, spotting me in bathing costume offshore at Antibes, mistook me for a rubber mattress.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bebe Daniels is impressive in this tragic role, acting without the help of a single bathing costume.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each girl carried her bathing costume and towel in a neat parcel, and large hampers of lunch were in readiness.

From The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life by Dixon, Arthur A.

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