swimming costume

noun

1. any apparel worn for swimming or sunbathing, such as a woman's one-piece garment covering most of the torso but not the limbs

Example Sentences

The earliest reference to swimming costume I have found was in 1869.

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He pointed to Ingleby's tennis flannels and black swimming costume which hung behind the door.

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The decade from 1910 to 1920 was a crucial period in the history of bathing and swimming costume.

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Symbolic of the conflict between old and new attitudes were the relative roles of bathing and swimming costume during this period.

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It was this type of swimming costume which evolved into the garment that dominated the fashion pages of the mid-1920s.

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