bathing costume

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for swimming costume

Example Sentences

Mr Ford said the photos "document a period of life" when people played chess in bathing costumes in the open air, and music conservatoire students performed in the metro.

From BBC

And while most of the Inter-City contestants wore relatively modest bathing costumes, with skirts to cover their hips, Margaret kept her slender figure draped in a demure suit of tiered chiffon layers.

From Washington Post

The aforementioned male skinny-dipping contrasts amusingly with the prim Victorian bathing costume Charlotte dons for her own ocean plunge.

From BBC

A family going on holiday, Gladys the church organist and a girl in a bathing costume had formed retro scenes for a village festival in Norfolk last month.

From BBC

She smoked, drank, jumped into swimming pools fully clothed and dancing around in a bathing costume to make the students smile for the school photo.

From BBC

Related Words

• bikini
• swimsuit