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two-piece

two-piece

2 3.0
A woman's swimsuit with a separate top and bottom
  • noun
  • /ˈtuˌpis/
translation icon : bikini
  • She decided to purchase a stylish two-piece for her upcoming beach vacation.
  • two-piece swimsuit
  • two-piece bikini
  • wear a two-piece

Examples

  • Her two-piece bathing suit itched under her lightweight slip dress.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • So next we have my beautiful little two piece from BCBG Max Asria.

  • She remembered her two-piece turquoise bathing suit.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Then, adjusting the straps to her two-piece bathing suit, she stood up and dove into the pool.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She wore a two-piece bathing suit spotted like a leopard.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Today, however, she didn't dawdle among the new spring dresses and Bermuda shorts, but she did stop for a minute by the display of two-piece bathing suits on a raised platform specially built for the occasion.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I was wearing a two-piece bathing suit that had a colorful top and matching bottoms.

  • While at the pool, Maria proudly showed off her new two-piece with trendy patterns.

Synonyms

bikini
vstwo-piece
125 1.0

A two-piece swimsuit for women that shows the stomach and much of the body

is less revealing and uses a bra top with brief bottoms
bathing suit
vstwo-piece
  • US
96 1.0

A piece of clothing you wear for swimming

is specifically two separate garments a bra top and brief bottoms
swimsuit
vstwo-piece
80 1.0

Clothing worn for swimming that covers the body

is built from two separate garments instead of a single covering piece
tankini
vstwo-piece
2 3.7

A two-piece swimsuit with a tank top and a bikini bottom

is a bra top plus brief bottoms rather than a tank top style
bathing costume
vstwo-piece
  • UK
1 3.4

Tight clothing people wear for swimming at a beach or pool

is made of two separate garments rather than one tight piece

How Many

two-piece
2 3.0
one-piece
32 3.2

Surface Forms

two-piece singular
two-pieces plural

Morphology

two-piece = two + piece (transparent) = two + piece

Formation is transparently numeral + part, indicating a swimsuit made of two separate garments.

Etymology

Two-piece comes from the simple English parts two 'two' and piece 'part'. So a two-piece swimsuit is just two separate garments, a top and a bottom, that together make the set.