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Synonyms

one-piece

American  
[wuhn-pees] / ˈwʌnˌpis /

adjective

  1. complete in one piece, as a garment.

    a one-piece snowsuit.

noun

  1. Also called one-piecer.  a one-piece garment.

one-piece British  

adjective

  1. (of a garment, esp a bathing costume) made in one piece

"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

noun

  1. a garment, esp a bathing costume, made in one piece

"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

Etymology

Origin of one-piece

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Yet Churchill’s wartime wardrobe included velvet slippers and one-piece rompers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Because the T-shirt and one-piece are classic and could have been from almost any decade — 1970s, the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

For the swimsuit portion of the Miss Argentina contest, Rodríguez chose a modest one-piece suit with a shawl draped over her shoulders, giving the crowd a shimmy as fans whooped and blew air horns.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

At the height of the war, Churchill asked Turnbull & Asser to create a one-piece garment that was generously cut, had breast pockets to keep cigars in and roomy side pockets.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

She’s wearing a one-piece, just-had-a-baby, flouncy-at-the-hips number, and, really, I’d rather be in my burkini.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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