sunsuit

[ suhn-soot ]

noun
  1. any of various brief garments or outfits worn by women and children for leisure or play in warm weather, as shorts and a halter.

Origin of sunsuit

1
First recorded in 1925–30; sun + suit

Words Nearby sunsuit

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How to use sunsuit in a sentence

  • Telzey snapped the tiny library shut, fastened it to the belt of her sunsuit and went over to the open window.

    Novice | James H. Schmitz
  • The girls looked flushed and uncomfortable, but for the redhead who still wore her scanty sunsuit.

British Dictionary definitions for sunsuit

sunsuit

/ (ˈsʌnˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /


noun
  1. a child's outfit consisting of a brief top and shorts or a short skirt

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