Leotard
//ˈliː.ə.tɑːd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
"Tomorrow is the day. Marie makes her first trip out of this notebook and into the world. I'm off to buy a leotard."
- 2 a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance wordnet
Example
More examples"Mary is wearing a black leotard."
Etymology
Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).
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