basque
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a piece of women’s clothing that fits tightly from the chest to the top of the legs. It can be worn separately, often as underwear, or as the top part of a dress.
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noun
a piece of women’s clothing that fits tightly from the chest to the top of the legs. It can be worn separately, often as underwear, or as the top part of a dress.
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an old-fashioned piece of women’s underwear that is loose and covers the area from the waist to the knees
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a piece of women’s or baby’s clothing that fits tightly on the body and fastens between the legs. The American word is body suit.
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a piece of underwear that supports a woman’s breasts. The formal word for this is brassiere.
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a piece of clothing for women that fits close to the top part of the body and does not cover the shoulders or arms
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a piece of women’s underwear that covers the top part of the body, with thin straps at the shoulders
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a stiff piece of underwear worn by women to make their waists look thin, especially in the past
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a piece of underwear that women wore, especially in the past, to give their body more shape or support
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a very small piece of cloth that covers the sexual organs with a very narrow piece of cloth at the back and around the waist
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a piece of women’s underwear that covers the part of the body from the waist to the top of the legs
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a piece of underwear that covers the part of the body from the waist to the top of the legs. The American word is underpants.
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a piece of underwear worn over the chest by some men, made of thick fibres woven so as to leave holes
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a piece of underwear, or the bottom part of a bikini, with a very narrow piece of cloth at the back
briefs for men
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