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English citations of racing briefs

Noun: "a briefs-style male swimsuit typically worn in competitive swimming and diving"

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  • 1966 — Robert Gover, Poorboy at the Party, Trident Press (1966), page 63:
    Then I went down to the patio in my most unfashionable nylon racing briefs, feeling exposed and vulnerable,
  • 1978 — George Nader, Chrome, G. P. Putnam's Sons (1978), page 326:
    He had on black racing briefs and handed me a pair, along with a towel.
  • 1985 — Susan Napier, Love in the Valley, Harlequin Books (1985), →ISBN, page 98:
    His swimming togs might be more modest than hers in terms of amount of material, but they certainly weren't modest per se. The sleek, clinging, racing briefs in red which seemed to accentuate rather than cloak, his manhood,
  • 1986 — Michael Blodgett, The White Raven, Bantam Books (1986), →ISBN, page 279:
    Clad only in red nylon racing briefs, he threw his arms out from his sides to turn his wet, nearly naked body up into the sun.
  • 1989 — Candace Schuler, Sophisticated Lady, Harlequin (1989), →ISBN, page 152:
    A quick flip-turn jackknifed his narrow hips out of the water for a second as he began another lap, exposing the most miniscule pair of black racing briefs that she'd ever seen outside a magazine swimwear layout.
  • 1991 — Robyn Donald, The Darker Side of Paradise, Harlequin (1991), →ISBN, page 84:
    Candace asked huskily, trying to blank out the strange jolt at the base of her spine when Saul casually stripped off his shorts to black racing briefs that moulded the taut contours of his backside with loving and faithful precision.