unitard
UK/ˈjuː.nɪ.tɑːd//ˈju.nɪˌtɑɹd/
unitard noun: a skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
Noun
unitard (plural unitards)
- A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
- While Lincoln Kirstein noted that the unitards did show clearly the dancers' lines, he too found them distracting: "Union-suit tights are hard to make look neat, but the line of undergarments shining through continually destroyed the line."2007, Leslie Norton, Frederic Franklin, Frederic Franklin: A Biography of the Ballet Star, page 46
- The unitard consists of a leotard (a sort of stretchy one-piece bathing suit) attached to a pair of tights, which completely cover the legs. The unitard can be worn by anyone — men and women, boys, girls, and extraordinarily graceful household pets.2011, Scott Speck, Evelyn Cisneros, Ballet for Dummies, unnumbered page
Forms of unitard
| plural | unitards |
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Origin of unitard
Blend of uni- + leotard.
Words formed from unitard
Questions about unitard
- What does unitard mean?
- Unitard means a skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
- What part of speech is unitard?
- Unitard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce unitard?
- Unitard is pronounced /ˈjuː.nɪ.tɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of unitard?
- The plural of unitard is unitards.
Words near unitard in the dictionary
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