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noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
clothing to be worn at a beach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English beachwear From beach + -wear.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
