"skeleton suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skeleton suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skeleton suit (plural skeleton suits)
  1. (historical) An outfit for small boys, popular from about 1790 to the late 1820s, consisting of a tight coat or jacket buttoned to a pair of high-waisted trousers. Wikipedia link: skeleton suit Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-skeleton_suit-en-noun-jIsiHQrP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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