bathing suit

noun

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It can be dressed up for a business dinner with a pair of slacks, worn casually with jeans while sightseeing during the day, or thrown over your bathing suit poolside (so there's no need to pack an additional cover-up). Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024 Source: Oliver Horovitz Guests who forget their bathing suits can buy one from a vending machine (cost: $6.50), and non-hotel guests can also book an onsen, if there’s space, for $26. Oliver Horovitz, Contributor, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 So the boundaries are the rigid boundaries -- no touching anywhere a bathing suit covers. Sarah Prazmark, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Foxx wore a light green bathing suit with a darker green T-shirt to match, two necklaces, and sunglasses; Huckstepp appeared to wear a towel over her bathing suit as the couple dipped their toes into the water. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bathing suit 

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bathing suit was in 1852

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“Bathing suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20suit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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