bathing beauty

American  

[bey-thing] / ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ /

noun

1. an attractive woman in a bathing suit, especially an entrant in a beauty contest.

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bathing beauty British  

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called (old-fashioned): bathing belle.  an attractive girl in a swimming costume

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Etymology

Origin of bathing beauty

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The road climbs upward from the beach, winding round the headland with continually growing beauty.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.

Glittering thus in growing beauty, Every moment fraught with change, Through each rift and shattered chasm We may see the Heaven-range.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

It is a sad fact, and one which shapes itself in the mould of a selfish ignorance, which covers as a crust the tender growing beauty of our inner natures.

From The Harvest of Years by Ewell, Martha Lewis Beckwith

Men came from a hundred leagues round to gaze at the new king, and Pazza, whose growing beauty and air of goodness fascinated all hearts, was not less admired.

From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise)

But soon the lad's fair hair grew long and bright, his hands lost their roughness, and his growing beauty of face and limb attracted many eyes.

From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert