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justaucorps

justaucorps

9.9
A tight one-piece garment worn by dancers or gymnasts
  • noun
  • /ˈʤʌstəˌkɔr/
translation icon : justaucorps
  • She wore a beautiful justaucorps during the performance.

Examples

  • She bought a new justaucorps before joining the gymnastics team.

  • Each dancer adjusted their justaucorps before stepping onto the stage.

  • The ballet instructor asked everyone to wear a black justaucorps for the performance.

  • The dancers' justaucorps were all the same color.

  • The ballet instructor asked everyone to wear a black justaucorps for the performance.

  • Each dancer adjusted their justaucorps before stepping onto the stage.

  • She bought a new justaucorps before joining the gymnastics team.

Synonyms

leotard
vsjustaucorps
19 3.5

A tight one-piece of clothing that covers the upper body and is worn by dancers or gymnasts

is the same garment described without mentioning fabric details
bodysuit
vsjustaucorps
9 3.2

A close-fitting one-piece item of clothing that covers the upper body and sometimes the arms or legs

is narrower, mainly used for dance and gymnastics rather than general wear

How Close-Fitting

unitard
2 5.4
justaucorps
9.9
leotard
19 3.5
workout suit
  • US
1.4

Surface Forms

justaucorps singular
justaucorps plural

Etymology

Justaucorps comes from French parts juste 'close', au 'to the', and corps 'body'. So a justaucorps is a garment that fits closely to the body, like the leotards dancers and gymnasts wear.