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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

My swimming costume hanging on the balcony railings going loose with chlorine and overuse, loose with two months of swimming.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2019

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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