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two-piece

American  
[too-pees] / ˈtuˈpis /

adjective

  1. having or consisting of two parts or pieces, especially two matching pieces of a clothing ensemble.

    a two-piece bathing suit.


noun

  1. Also two-piecer. a two-piece garment.

two-piece British  

adjective

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

"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

noun

  1. such an outfit

"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

Etymology

Origin of two-piece

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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But this year it was a different two piece that grabbed the headlines.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

The star was previously spotted wearing a silver-printed two piece while enjoying time with family and friends on a yacht.

From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021

Louis Réard named his tiny two piece after Bikini Atoll, the Pacific outpost the U.S. was using to test the atom bomb’s effect on naval vessels.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2017

A Cambodian Chinese mother mourning the untimely death of her son has her world disrupted by a stranger, but a translator helps the two piece together the memories of a man they both loved.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2014

The two piece triggers may work hard, especially if the log used for the fall has rough bark on.

From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

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