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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
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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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