union suit

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noun

a close-fitting, knitted undergarment combining shirt and drawers in one piece and often having a drop seat.

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Origin of union suit

First recorded in 1890–95

The union suit may be of linen, silk, or cotton, with the weight suitable for the season.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
She sewed up his union suit and put a bright blue patch on his brown linen breeches.
Miss Minerva and William Green Hill|Frances Boyd Calhoun
Chris's clown costume was finished and looked very much like a white union suit miles too big for him.
The Circus Comes to Town|Lebbeus Mitchell
But somehow they'd doped out a one-piece union suit cut high in the neck with sort of a knickerbocker effect to the lower end.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford

Preferably it should be a loosely fitting union suit of pure soft wool regardless of season.
Touring Afoot|Claude Powell Fordyce