leotard
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legsA one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
» Mary is wearing a black leotard.
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1 sensesA one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
Turntrikot, Turnanzug, Gymnastiktrikot
леота́рдleotárd, трико́trikó, па́чкаpáčka
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
Examples
2 sentencesMary is wearing a black leotard.
She wore a leotard for her gymnastics routine.
Translations
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Origin
Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).
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Forms
plural: leotardsSynonyms
3 synonyms- 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:unitardbody suitcat suit
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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