unitard
noun
uni·tard
ˈyü-nə-ˌtärd 
: a close-fitting one-piece garment for the torso and legs and often for the arms and feet
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Her piece is a simple lycra zip-up unitard, adorned with tennis ball pockets on either thigh.
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Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
No, the 70-year-old trumpet player/tap dancer/singer won’t be donning a form-fitting unitard and launching into a sauté.
—Dan Kelly
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Her poster was initially rejected by the Motion Picture Association of America, which worried about the barely visible female nudes appearing on the moth (the image was later replaced by a photo of seven women wearing unitards).
—Brian Raftery, Longreads, 29 Jan. 2026
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Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
No, the 70-year-old trumpet player/tap dancer/singer won’t be donning a form-fitting unitard and launching into a sauté.
—Dan Kelly
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Her poster was initially rejected by the Motion Picture Association of America, which worried about the barely visible female nudes appearing on the moth (the image was later replaced by a photo of seven women wearing unitards).
—Brian Raftery, Longreads, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Unitard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unitard. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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unitard
noun
uni·tard
ˈyü-nə-ˌtärd
: a close-fitting one-piece garment for the torso and legs and often for the arms and feet
Etymology
uni- "one" + -tard (as in leotard)
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