body stocking

American  

noun

1. a close-fitting, one-piece garment made of knitted or stretch material and usually covering the feet, legs, trunk, and arms, worn as an exercise costume or under other clothing.

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body stocking British  

noun

1. a one-piece undergarment for women, usually of nylon, covering the torso

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Etymology

Origin of body stocking

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

First in Los Angeles, then at Covent Garden in London and in Washington, Ms. Ewing chose to forgo a body stocking or a stand-in and do the dance — and drop the veil — herself.

From Washington Post

Those clothing items reportedly included pants, sweaters, clerical robes, fishnet body stockings.

From Fox News

By the late ’70s, her image had turned from innocent to scandalous, with her rock album “TNT” and its photo of Tucker wearing a skin-tight, red body stocking.

From Seattle Times

By the late ‘70s, her image had turned from innocent to scandalous, with her rock album “TNT” and its photo of Tucker wearing a skin-tight, red body stocking.

From Washington Times

“We also need to fit those body stockings,” the designer says of the men’s costumes.

From New York Times