two-piece

1 of 2

adjective

: forming a clothing ensemble with matching top and bottom parts

two-piece

2 of 2

noun

: a garment (such as a bathing suit) that is two-piece

Examples of two-piece in a Sentence

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Adjective
Vast has revealed its astronaut flight suit, a two-piece outfit designed to be worn both on and off the planet. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 Since then, Fitch's two-piece white design has sat untouched, forgotten about. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
Was Vittoria Ceretti, in a Carolina Herrera two-piece bathing suit with a bit of skirt, going for Esther Williams? Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka, in a custom two-piece set from couturier Robert Wun, treated feathers as artful punctuation. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for two-piece

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1880, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of two-piece was circa 1880

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“Two-piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-piece. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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