Unitard
//ˈjuː.nɪ.tɑːd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
"While Lincoln Kirstein noted that the unitards did show clearly the dancers' lines, he too found them distracting: "Union-suit tights are hard to make look neat, but the line of undergarments shining through continually destroyed the line.""
- 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"While Lincoln Kirstein noted that the unitards did show clearly the dancers' lines, he too found them distracting: "Union-suit tights are hard to make look neat, but the line of undergarments shining through continually destroyed the line.""
Etymology
Blend of uni- + leotard.
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