playsuit

[ pley-soot ]

/ ˈpleɪˌsut /

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noun

a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.

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Origin of playsuit

First recorded in 1905–10; play + suit

Words nearby playsuit

playschool, playscript, play second fiddle, PlayStation, playstreet, playsuit, play-the-ball, play the devil with, play the field, play the fool, play the game

How to use playsuit in a sentence

Her skin, too—her dark red playsuit left little to the imagination—was a rich and even brown.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for playsuit

playsuit

/ (ˈpleɪˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /

noun

a woman's or child's outfit, usually comprising shorts and a top

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