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語源

From gym +‎ slip.

名詞

gymslip (plural gymslips)

1. A sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt, most commonly seen as part of a girl's school uniform.

   Synonym: tunic

   • 1968, Alan Sharp, The wind shifts, page 203:

     I've seen this child in her gymslip and school blouse […]

   • 2010, Jonathan Raban, Foreign Land: A Novel‎:

     She'd swapped the print dress for a plain white blouse and brown gymslip.

   • 2013, Jane Howells, Leehurst Swan School: A Centenary History‎, page 16:

     Boarders wore navy pleated skirts with white blouses; day girls had brown gymslips, cream blouses and beige jumpers. Lisle stockings could be a nuisance, as were hats and gloves.

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