Definitions

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  • noun A costume designed to protect a child from the sun.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts

Etymologies

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sun +‎ suit

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Examples

  • They last saw each other 79 years ago at an orphanage in Troy, N. Y.Lill, who was 4, recalls that Nohlquist, then 2, was wearing a sunsuit with a duck on the front.

    Yes, I Remember It Well 2006

  • I was shocked when she switched to the little blue sunsuit.

    Hot Woman and Pita Bread « knitnut.net 2007

  • It can be forty below zero with soul-shrivelling winds, and while the rest of us are wrapped in layers of down and still freezing our asses off, this woman will be strolling down Bank Street, pulling her cart, dressed in just her little blue sunsuit, with not a goosebump on her.

    Hot Woman and Pita Bread « knitnut.net 2007

  • Telzey snapped the tiny library shut, fastened it to the belt of her sunsuit and went over to the open window.

    The Complete Federation Of The Hub Schmitz, James H. 2000

  • She was not wearing exotic clothing but rather a simple sunsuit of green and white, cut in the style of their own era.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

  • They talked about the best way to repair a torn carpet, their favorite recipes for hamburger, easy ways to make a sunsuit.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • They talked about the best way to repair a torn carpet, their favorite recipes for hamburger, easy ways to make a sunsuit.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • They talked about the best way to repair a torn carpet, their favorite recipes for hamburger, easy ways to make a sunsuit.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • Amanda, in an orange sunsuit, had tried of chasing moths and was studying the peculiar afternoon shadow projected across the countryside by Bow Wow Mountain.

    Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971

  • She was barefoot and her patched yellow sunsuit was faded and worn.

    The Red Trailer Mystery Campbell, Julie, 1908- 1950

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