track suit
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noun
a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
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Nearby words
- track meet,
- track record,
- track rod,
- track shoe,
- track spike,
- track system,
- track-and-field,
- trackage,
- trackball,
- tracker
Origin of track suit
First recorded in 1950–55
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Examples from the Web for tracksuit
Others were paired with sportswear-inspired tops—think a tracksuit zip-up made glam with diagonal decorative panels.
Nicolas Ghesquière Presents His Debut Collection for Louis Vuitton|Liza Foreman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEASTWikipedia says sweatpants, otherwise known as tracksuit bottoms, are “one of the most commonly worn items of clothing.”
NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550|Sujay Kumar|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEASTCarter remembers that Oprah directed her to find the “ugliest” tracksuit she could find.
Oprah Winfrey’s Fashion Evolution in ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’|Isabel Wilkinson|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEASTZidane, ever the class act, stood next to Platini, chatting in a tracksuit.
tracksuit
/ (ˈtrækˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /
noun
a warm suit worn by athletes, etc, usually over the clothes, esp during training
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