tank-topped

English

Etymology

From tank top +‎ -ed.

Adjective

tank-topped (not comparable)

1. Wearing a tank top.
   • 1996, Suzy Adams Dixon, Paula L. Stahel, “Shopping”, in The Insiders’ Guide to Tampa Bay, 2nd edition, Bradenton, Fla.: Bradenton Herald; Manteo, N.C.: The Insiders’ Guides Inc., →ISBN, page 89:

     And then there’s the entertainment value to be found at the fleas. People watching is as much fun as scanning the booths and racks for bargains. Sharp-dressed gals and tank-topped guys.

   • 1996, Rory MacLean, “[Sligh’ an Uisge – Waterways] Trees in the Bog”, in The Oatmeal Ark: Across Canada by Water, Toronto, Ont.: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, page 202:

     ‘Thai food is crucial,’ enthused an anorexic tank-topped woman over her uneaten chicken satays, ‘but actually I don’t eat salt.’

   • 2005, Jodi Angel, “Push”, in The History of Vegas: Stories, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, pages 82–83:

     It was a long time before the scene changed, and for mile after mile we would get the hard stares from nappy-haired kids on bikes, tank-topped guys leaning on cars, bandannas with beer bottles.

2. Incorporating a tank top.
   • 1959, Vogue‎^[1], volume 133, page 75:

     […] a beige version of z and l [zefran and linen]—tank-topped dress, back-buttoned postage stamp jacket short enough to show a strip of belt.

   • 1968 January 13, “Low-priced High-styled Fashions Shown”, in The Intelligencer, Belleville, Ont., page 6, column 6:

     There were tank-topped dresses in contrasting colors, and military suits with snap and brass trim.

   • 1975 March 6, “In Tempo Of The Times, Couture Shows Switch-N-Swap Multiples”, in Circleville Herald, 92nd year, number 55, Circleville, Oh., page 18, column 1:

     Tank-topped black crepe pajamas come with a reversible quilted coolie jacket — black on one side, striped on the other.

   • 1988, Barbara Coffey, Look 10 Pounds Thinner, 10 Years Younger—Instantly: A No-Diet, No-Exercise Plan‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Prentice Hall Press, →ISBN, page 62:

     The jacket helps cover some of the bareness while still giving the illusion of lots of bare skin. A dressy suit with a strapless top is a wonderful look that will take you to many kinds of occasions. The best bare options are a tank-topped dress, either long or short, or a slip-topped dress with narrow shoestring straps.

   • 2006, Jan Bornstein, Beyond Beautiful (The Song Trilogy; 1), Portsmouth, N.H.: Back Channel Press, →ISBN, page 6:

     Linda and Jenna converged on the front door simultaneously, Jenna still in a pair of silk tank-topped pajamas.

References

• “tank-topped, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.