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trouser suit1898
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pants suit1964
pantsuit1964
1964 N.Y. Herald Tribune 20 Sept. ii. 1 Suddenly pants, in a new version called the pantsuit, star in fashion shows. They have become high fashion.
2000 Country Music People May 19/1 Stylishly garbed in a sleeveless black pantsuit set off by a gold belt and that striking red hair.