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That’s no reason to ignore this wonderfully weird union suit, which has a hood and foot coverings.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2023
Or to avoid that issue altogether, opt for a union suit—a warm one-piece that won’t let any cold air get between your skin and your outer layers.
—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
Undershirts have come a long way from their days as an offshoot of the one-piece union suits men wore as undergarments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect precious clothes from sweat.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
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First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Union suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/union%20suit. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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union suit
noun
: an undergarment with shirt and pants in one piece
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