bathing costume
noun
British
: a garment worn for swimming or bathing : bathing suit, swimsuit
'There!' said the captain, pointing to one of the young ladies before noticed, who, in her bathing costume, looked as if she was enveloped in a patent Mackintosh, of scanty dimensions.—
Charles Dickens
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Set high on the hotel rooftop (arrive early and bring your bathing costume for a pre-dinner dip in the to-die-for infinity pool), its low-key restaurant offers breezy, tasty respite from the masses.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 9 June 2022
The bathing costume threw shade on the cast’s red-carpet efforts thanks to its simple execution and clever framing: the nostalgic Gucci logo fashion fans went nuts for; the dripping glass containing homemade lemonade?
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022
The following summer, a news photographer snapped a female beachgoer in Chicago, modeling a $1.50 bathing costume created by a local paper manufacturer.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018
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Duncan Madden, Forbes, 9 June 2022
The bathing costume threw shade on the cast’s red-carpet efforts thanks to its simple execution and clever framing: the nostalgic Gucci logo fashion fans went nuts for; the dripping glass containing homemade lemonade?
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022
The following summer, a news photographer snapped a female beachgoer in Chicago, modeling a $1.50 bathing costume created by a local paper manufacturer.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018
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“Bathing costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20costume. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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