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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Along with the crypt space, Mr Jabin also purchased a swimming costume that once belonged to Monroe, as well as Hefner's old bed.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

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

Lotte proved herself not only to be skilled but completely fearless, diving among sharks and manta rays clothed only in a swimming costume.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2015

“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

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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