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playsuit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From play + suit.

Meanings

1. A one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.
   • Like Marsha, his hair was tinged a faint rusty red. Sound asleep in a chair in the corner was a small girl, perhaps three, in a rumpled playsuit. c. 1950, Philip K. Dick, Voices From the Street, published 2007, →ISBN:
2. A one-piece item of clothing for women.
   • To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in. But playsuits are the natural second stage of the shorts revolution. 2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian:
   • The playsuit combines shorts, a skirt, and a backless bodice. 2010, Mary Beth Klatt, Chicago's Fashion History: 1865–1945, →ISBN:
3. A one-piece undergarment for women.

Forms

Deriveds

playsuited

Translations (3)

fr combi-short (single item of clothing) · fr combishort (single item of clothing) · it tuta corta (single item of clothing)