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Definition of "one-piece" []

  • Consisting of or fashioned in a single piece or part: a one-piece wetsuit; a one-piece pool cue. (adjective)
  • A one-piece garment, such as a swimsuit. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "one-piece" in a sentence
  • "Last summer on the beach at Lake Tahoe, Ben could not help but notice the number of fortysomething women who had given up and gone the route of the matronly one-piece plus skirt that draped over their butt, which seemed a bit like trying to hide a Christmas ham with a cocktail napkin."
  • "Plus, she still rocked the bikini while most women her age had transitioned to the tankini or succumbed to the one-piece."
  • "There were also plays on the feminine and masculine, as in a two-for-one skirt over pant ensemble it's a one-piece."