union suit
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈjuː.nj.ən ˌsuːt/ us/ˈjuː.nj.ən ˌsuːt/
(作为老式男式内衣的)连衫裤
a old-fashioned piece of underwear, usually worn by men, that covers the whole of the body and the legs
The building houses a temporary exhibit of vintage underwear: corsets, bras, stockings and union suits - the one-piece cotton T-shirt and underpants. 大楼内临时陈列着复古内衣：紧身胸衣、文胸、长筒袜和连衫裤——连体棉质T恤和内裤。
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- The play features four men in union suits and top hats.
- Throughout the 20th century developments in men's underwear continued, for example with the "union suit" of the early 1900s.
- The "union suit" was an all-in-one that later evolved into long johns, ankle-length skin-tight underpants.
- Union suits ruled for the first three decades of the 20th century.