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skinsuit

skinsuit

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A tight garment that gently squeezes the body to reduce swelling after surgery
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : traje de compresión
  • wearing a skinsuit
  • protective skinsuit

Examples

  • Ray was not on board, and neither was the gold-coated skinsuit he had been wearing to go outside the ship.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • If any passengers survive the crash, without skinsuits they will soon die.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She was alone in the dark, wearing the protective skinsuit which made her glisten all over like a gem.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • An insect alighted, but it could not penetrate the skinsuit.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The self-contained atmosphere of the skinsuit cut Rokey off from the night's fragrances, denying him contact with a world of smells.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • As his lightcraft from Proteus descended toward Mount Anaeon, nothing could mar his good humor, not even the unfamiliar skinsuit that constrained him.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • After her surgery, she wore a skinsuit to support her healing body and reduce swelling.

  • The athlete put on a skinsuit to enhance his performance during the race.

  • He adjusted his skinsuit before the competition, ensuring it fit snugly against his body.

Surface Forms

skinsuit singular
skinsuits plural

Morphology

skinsuit = skin + suit (transparent) = skin + suit

The meaning is directly the combination of 'skin' + 'suit' (a suit related to or like skin), which learners can infer.

Etymology

Skinsuit comes from the words skin ('outer layer of the body') and suit ('a set of clothes'). A helpful image is a 'second skin' that fits closely to support the body and reduce swelling after surgery. So, a skinsuit is a tight garment that helps healing by holding tissues gently in place.