swimming costume

British  

noun

1. 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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swimming costume

Meanwhile, Salvatore hopes to have surgery in the summer, so that, for the first time in years, he can wear a swimming costume without feeling self-conscious.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

One man is immaculately dressed in gray suit and boater, the other at ease beside him in a one-piece swimming costume.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

"I was broken, mentally a shell of who I was and a very unhappy person. I hated swimming, I couldn't put on a swimming costume for years," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2023

Old ladies at Zoo Lake asked me where I got my swimming costume, and then proceeded to tell me about their dead sisters.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2016

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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