: consisting of or made in a single undivided piece
a one-piece bathing suit
one-piece noun
one-piecer noun

Examples of one-piece in a Sentence

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Come for the flattering one-piece swimsuits and the Birkenstock-esque clogs; stay for the on-trend Levi’s and the warm-weather tops. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 May 2025 Take a page from Kate Hudson’s book with a V-neck one-piece, like this similar style at Amazon. Nicol Natale, People.com, 16 May 2025 The All-Display iPhone Will Apple’s 20th Anniversary iPhone finally deliver on the sci-fi fueled goal of a one-piece iPhone? Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 In 2023, the Swimsuit Issue featured Martha Stewart in a white one-piece at age 81 and in 2022, 74-year-old Maye Musk, a model and mother to Elon Musk, graced the magazine pages. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-piece

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-piece was in 1880

Cite this Entry

“One-piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-piece. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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