shapewearn.
/ˈʃeɪpwɛː/, U.S. /ˈʃeɪpˌwɛ(ə)r/ Originally U.S.
Underwear designed to improve the appearance of the wearer's figure.
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1977 Warren (Pa.) Times-Observer 21 Oct. b17/4 (advt.) Exquisite lingerie. Bras. Shapewear. Daywear. Sleepwear.
1982 Chicago Tribune 16 Aug. iii. 4/1 Last year the store changed the name of its department from ‘Girdles’ to ‘Shapewear’.
1995 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. 57 How many women with true-to-life figure flaws would want to buy tummy-cinching shapewear designed by a former runway model.
2007 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 24/5 Padded bras are becoming more popular... Shapewear in general is on the rise, to mould the figure and produce a smoother line.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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