one-piece
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of one-piece
First recorded in 1875–80
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Yet Churchill’s wartime wardrobe included velvet slippers and one-piece rompers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Kitten heels and full skirts, capri pants and tailored menswear, blouses with crisp collars and one-piece bathing suits feel less like “now” and more like “back then.”
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
In a cream, ‘70s Prince homage, Lil Nas’ one-piece suit, coat and matching acrylic nails are not here to play games.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
The next morning I met Dinitia in front of the pool entrance, my thrift - shop one-piece rolled inside my frayed gray towel.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
And the girls in the bathing suits had one-pieces so they weren't really skimpy, and they had heaters in the fitting room so they wouldn't be cold.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2022
Most recently, she posed in a seafoam-green one-piece as she encouraged her followers to use a discount code to purchase similar "glorious one-pieces" from her collection.
From Fox News ● Sep. 5, 2021
It’s been the subject of a New York Times Magazine Letter of Recommendation and has had its image plastered on swim shorts and one-pieces.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2019
I expected Elvis Presley’s Graceland to be a temple of tacky brimming with shag rugs and frequented by zealous impersonators in blinged-out one-pieces.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
But two of fashion week’s most memorable one-pieces came courtesy of Naeem Khan, one a black, threadwork-embroidered jumpsuit with sleeve ruffles and flared legs and a multicolored embroidered jumpsuit with exposed shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2017
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