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List of garments having different names in American and British English.

Image Description British English American English
Longsleeve knit top jumper[1] sweater[2][3]
Sleeveless knit top sleeveless jumper, slipover,[4] knit tank top sweater vest[3]
Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress[5] Jumper, Jumper dress, Sun dress
Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron[6] Pinafore, pinafore apron[6]
Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear Gilet, body warmer[7] Vest, puffer vest[7][8]
Sleeveless garment used as outerwear Waistcoat[9] Vest[8]
Sleeveless garment used as underwear Vest[8] Wifebeater,[10] undershirt[8]
Sleeveless, legless, one piece infant garment with snap or other type of closure Vest, bodysuit onesie, sleeveless bodysuit, bodysuit
Short sleeve, legless, one piece infant garment with snap or other closure 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
Longsleeve or short sleeve one-piece outfit worn as everyday wear boilersuit,[16] overalls[17] coveralls[18]
Sleeveless one-piece outfit worn over a shirt, with long legs dungarees[19] overalls,[17] bib overalls, farm overalls
Long leg bottoms made out of thick sweatshirt fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers,[20] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms[21] sweatpants[22]
Long leg bottoms made out of any fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers,[20] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms[21] pants
Long leg bottoms trousers,[23] pants[24] (Northern England only)[25] pants[24]
Women's garment worn over genitals as underwear knickers[26] panties[27]
Garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender neutral term pants,[24] underwear, underpants[28] underwear, underpants,[28] boxers
Garment worn inside the home. Dressing gown[29] Bathrobe,[30] robe
  1. ^ "jumper". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. ^ "sweater". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. ^ a b "sweater". Oxford English Dictionary.
  4. ^ "slip-over". Oxford English Dictionary.
  5. ^ "jumper, n.2". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. ^ a b "pinafore, n/". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ^ a b "gilet". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  8. ^ a b c d "vest". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ "waistcoat". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  10. ^ "wifebeater". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  11. ^ "Definition of bodysuit". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  12. ^ a b "onesie". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  13. ^ a b "babygro". Oxford English Dictionary.
  14. ^ "sleepsuit". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  15. ^ "Definition of sleeper". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  16. ^ "boiler suit". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  17. ^ a b "overalls". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  18. ^ "coveralls". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  19. ^ "dungarees". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  20. ^ a b "jogger". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  21. ^ a b "tracksuit bottoms". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  22. ^ "sweatpants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  23. ^ "trousers". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  24. ^ a b c "pants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  25. ^ "Our dialects – Trousers". Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  26. ^ "knickers". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  27. ^ "panties". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  28. ^ a b "underpants". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  29. ^ "dressing gown, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. 2021.
  30. ^ "bathrobe". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

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