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bathing beauty

(ˈbeɪðɪŋ)
n
an attractive girl in a swimming costume. Also called (old-fashioned): bathing belle
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bath′ing beau`ty

(ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ)
n.
an attractive woman in a bathing suit, esp. an entrant in a beauty contest.
[1915–20]
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