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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 [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 |