two-piece

[ too-pees ]

/ ˈtuˈpis /

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adjective

having or consisting of two parts or pieces, especially two matching pieces of a clothing ensemble: a two-piece bathing suit.

noun

Also two-piecer. a two-piece garment.

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Origin of two-piece

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby two-piece

two-part time, two-party system, twopence, twopenny, two-phase, two-piece, two-ply, two-pot screamer, Two Rivers, Tworkov, Twort

How to use two-piece in a sentence

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
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If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
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Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
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But no more so than the Sodexo building maintenance man or the two cops who were also killed in the crossfire.
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France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday.
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The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
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The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
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I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for two-piece

two-piece

adjective

consisting of two separate parts, usually matching, as of a garment

noun

such an outfit

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two-piece

Origin of two-piece

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