unitard

English

Etymology

Blend of uni- +‎ leotard.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnɪtɑːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjunɪtɑɹd/

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Noun

unitard (plural unitards)

1. A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
   • 2007, Leslie Norton, Frederic Franklin, Frederic Franklin: A Biography of the Ballet Star, page 46:

     While Lincoln Kirstein noted that the unitards did show clearly the dancers' lines, he too found them distracting: "Union-suit tights are hard to make look neat, but the line of undergarments shining through continually destroyed the line."

   • 2011, Scott Speck, Evelyn Cisneros, Ballet for Dummies, unnumbered page:

     The unitard consists of a leotard (a sort of stretchy one-piece bathing suit) attached to a pair of tights, which completely cover the legs. The unitard can be worn by anyone — men and women, boys, girls, and extraordinarily graceful household pets.

   • 2011, Jodi Lundgren, Leap, page 73:

     Backstage (that is, in the high school locker room) before the show, all the other senior girls were pulling on their red unitards for the jazz piece.

Derived terms

• unitarded

Translations

skin-tight garment covering torso and legs

Further reading

• unitard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• triduan