union suit

union suit
noun Date: 1892 an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Union suit — (front) union suit (back) …   Wikipedia

  • union suit — ☆ union suit n. a suit of men s or boys underwear uniting shirt and drawers in a single garment …   English World dictionary

  • union suit — union suits N COUNT A union suit is a piece of underwear, worn by men or boys, that covers the body and legs. [AM] …   English dictionary

  • union suit — union .suit n AmE a piece of underwear that covers the whole body, with long legs and long sleeves …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • union suit — un′ion suit n. clo a close fitting, knitted undergarment combining shirt and drawers in one piece and often having a drop seat • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • union suit — a close fitting, knitted undergarment combining shirt and drawers in one piece and often having a drop seat. [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

  • union suit — noun one piece underwear, usually long, combining drawers and long sleeved, button front undershirt in a single garment, with a flap in the seat that can be opened for defecation …   Wiktionary

  • union suit — noun N. Amer. dated an all in one men s undergarment …   English new terms dictionary

  • union suit — noun (C) AmE woollen underwear that covers the whole body; combinations BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • union suit — noun an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece • Syn: ↑long underwear • Hypernyms: ↑undergarment, ↑unmentionable * * * noun, pl ⋯ suits [count] US : underwear usually for men that covers the body, legs, and …   Useful english dictionary

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