"bodystocking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bodystockings [plural], body stocking [alternative]
Etymology: From body + stocking. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|body|stocking}} body + stocking Head templates: {{en-noun}} bodystocking (plural bodystockings)
  1. A one-piece article of lingerie, resembling stockings or pantyhose but covering the torso, legs and sometimes the arms. Translations (one-piece undergarment covering most of the body): body (Finnish), bodi (Finnish), kroppsstrumpa [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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