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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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swimming costume

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

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

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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