swimming costume

British

noun

any apparel worn for swimming or sunbathing, such as a woman's one-piece garment covering most of the torso but not the limbs

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Also going under the hammer is a "primitive" swimming costume which Ms Lonsbrough wore in the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, where she won her first two gold medals.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

“I see the glum faces under their umbrellas in the morning, and I’m thinking, ‘I have a swimming costume in my bag,’ ” said Maureen Ni Fiann, 61, a psychotherapist.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2013

Apparently Jennie's article has prompted her to join the school triathlon without worrying about any negativity about her shape in a swimming costume.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2013

Is it really that different from a swimming costume?

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2013

The air and her skin and her swimming costume are so wet that her leap into the pool doesn't come with the usual shock.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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