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  2. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    bodysuit [11] onesie, [12] bodysuit One-piece loungewear garment worn by children and adults onesie [12] one-piece, jumpsuit, long johns Long sleeve and long legs one-piece garment for babies worn as sleep and everyday wear babygrow, [13] sleepsuit, [14] babygro [13] sleeper, [15] one-piece, pajamas, sleep and play

  3. Trousers - Wikipedia

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    In North America, Australia and South Africa, [7] pants is the general category term, whereas trousers (sometimes slacks in Australia and North America) often refers more specifically to tailored garments with a waistband, belt-loops, and a fly-front. In these dialects, elastic-waist knitted garments would be called pants, but not trousers (or ...

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    Also commonly used to mean idiot. plectrum (US and UK: guitar pick) plimsoll a type of shoe with a canvas upper and rubber sole, formerly the typical gym shoe used in schools. Now superseded by "trainer". (US: sneaker or Tennis shoe) plod policeman (mildly derogatory) – from PC Plod in Enid Blyton's Noddy books. [80] plonk

  5. Sweatpants - Wikipedia

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    Fashion pants typically refers to fashion conscious sportswear. These pants are often made from a variety of materials, like velvet or satin, and in many color combinations or patterns. One distinguishing characteristic is that fashion pants generally lack the elastic band at the ankles. They are considered a form of athleisure wear. [11]

  6. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    Before the invention of clothing sizes in the early 1800s, all clothing was made to fit individuals by either tailors or makers of clothing in their homes. Then garment makers noticed that the range of human body dimensions was relatively small (for their demographic).

  7. Underpants - Wikipedia

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    Long underpants are the bottom half of a style of two-piece underwear called long underwear, long johns, or thermal underwear, that has long legs and long sleeves, and is normally worn during cold weather; also commonly worn by people under their clothes in cold countries. The male version of a long underwear bottom may or may not have a front fly.

  8. Trousers as women's clothing - Wikipedia

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    Trousers (or pants in American English) are a staple of historical and modern fashion. Throughout history, the role of trousers is a constant change for women. The first appearance of trousers in recorded history is among nomadic steppe-people in Western Europe. Steppe people were a group of nomads of various different ethnic groups that lived ...

  9. Slim-fit pants - Wikipedia

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    Other names for this style include drainpipes, stovepipes, tight pants, cigarette pants, pencil pants, skinny pants, gas pipes, skinnies, and tight jeans. Skinny pants taper completely at the bottom of the leg, whereas drainpipes are skinny but then the lower leg is straight instead of tapering and so they are often slightly baggier at the ...