combsn.
/ˈkɒmz/ Combination garments (see combination garment n. at combination n. Compounds 2).
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combination1684
union suit1868
combination garment1884
combi1891
pantywaist1910
cami-knickers1915
cami-petticoat1923
teddy1924
cami-bocker1926
corselette1926
combs1931
all-in-one1939
body stocking1964
teddy bear1978
1931 G. Baker Ebenezer walks with God xv. 225 I'll keep me combs on, so it'll be orlright if any cove kims.
1960 Guardian 8 June 7/3 The Tyneside dictum about male ballet dancers—‘dancing about in their combs’.
1964 ‘J. Bonett’ & ‘E. Bonett’ Better Dead xvi. 170 She always had a pair of ‘coms’ for me that her eldest boy had grown out of.
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