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List of garments having different names in American and British English.
| Image | Description | British English | American English |
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Longsleeve knit top | jumper | sweater |
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Sleeveless knit top | sleeveless jumper, "slipover," knit tank top | sweater vest |
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Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt | Pinafore, "pinny," pinafore dress | Jumper, Jumper dress, Sun dress |
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Old-fashioned style of apron | Pinafore apron | Pinafore, pinafore apron |
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Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear | Gilet, body warmer | Vest, puffer vest |
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Sleeveless garment used as outerwear | Waistcoat | Vest |
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Sleeveless garment used as underwear | Vest | Wifebeater, undershirt |
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Sleeveless, legless, one piece infant garment with snap. Or other type of closure | Vest, bodysuit | onesie, sleeveless bodysuit, bodysuit |
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Short sleeve, legless, one piece infant garment with snap/other closure | bodysuit | onesie, bodysuit |
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One-piece loungewear garment worn by, children and adults | onesie | one-piece, jumpsuit, long johns |
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Long sleeve and long legs one-piece garment for babies worn as sleep and everyday wear | babygrow, sleepsuit, babygro | sleeper, one-piece, pajamas, sleep and play |
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Longsleeve or short sleeve one-piece outfit worn as everyday wear | boilersuit, overalls | coveralls |
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Sleeveless one-piece outfit worn over a shirt, with long legs | dungarees | overalls, bib overalls, farm overalls |
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Long leg bottoms made out of thick sweatshirt fabric with elastic at the bottom | joggers, jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms | sweatpants |
| Long leg bottoms made out of any fabric with elastic at the bottom | joggers, jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms | pants | |
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Long leg bottoms | trousers, pants (Northern England only) | pants |
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Women's garment worn over genitals as underwear | knickers | panties |
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Garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender neutral term | pants, underwear, underpants | underwear, underpants, boxers |
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Garment worn inside the "home." | Dressing gown | Bathrobe, robe |
References※
- ^ "jumper". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "sweater". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "sweater". Oxford English Dictionary.
- ^ "slip-over". Oxford English Dictionary.
- ^ "jumper, n.2". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "pinafore, n/". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "gilet". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "vest". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "waistcoat". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "wifebeater". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Definition of bodysuit". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "onesie". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "babygro". Oxford English Dictionary.
- ^ "sleepsuit". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Definition of sleeper". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "boiler suit". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "overalls". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "coveralls". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "dungarees". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "jogger". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "tracksuit bottoms". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "sweatpants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "trousers". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "pants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Our dialects – Trousers". Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "knickers". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "panties". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "underpants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "dressing gown, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. 2021.
- ^ "bathrobe". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.