one-piece

English

Adjective

one-piece (not comparable)

1. Composed of a single integral unit or so appearing.

   A one-piece metal hammer with an applied rubbery handgrip is nonetheless one integral piece, because the head, shaft, handle, and butt are cast in a single mold and/or forged as one seamless unit.

   A man's one-piece swimsuit can be as small as a jock strap, whereas a woman's one-piece swimsuit covers both the genitalia and the breasts.

   • 1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Train Illustrated, page 728:

     The two-axle bogies, of Metro-Vick swing-link type, are of one-piece cast-steel construction with box-section side frames and headstocks.

Coordinate terms

• two-piece

Noun

one-piece (plural one-pieces)

1. A one-piece article of clothing, especially a swimsuit.

Coordinate terms

• two-piece

Descendants

• Japanese: ワンピース (wanpīsu)

See also

• (swimsuit): monokini
• three-piece suit

References

• “one-piece”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• epicoene, epicœne