: 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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Sleeveless tops, skirt bottoms and one-piece shifts were already available in Africa and the Philippines, according to the church’s online store. Holly Meyer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025 Giuseppi wore a Gizmo costume from the film Gremlins, a one-piece fury ensemble with a brown and white bottom half and a hood with eyes and its large, recognizable ears to resemble the fictitious character. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 But a one-piece suit actually isn’t the smartest plane outfit (think about trying to use a plane bathroom in a jumpsuit—yikes). Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025 Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 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

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“One-piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-piece. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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