: an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s no reason to ignore this wonderfully weird union suit, which has a hood and foot coverings.—Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2023 Or to avoid that issue altogether, opt for a union suit—a warm one-piece that won’t let any cold air get between your skin and your outer layers.—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 Undershirts have come a long way from their days as an offshoot of the one-piece union suits men wore as undergarments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect precious clothes from sweat.—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
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