Full record for suited adj.

Definition	wearing a spacesuit
OED requirements	antedating 1938
Earliest cite	A. K. Barnes 'Satellite Five'
Comment	Katrina Campbell submitted a 1981 cite from Bob Shaw's "Galactic Tours". Katrina Campbell submitted a cite from a reprint of Edmond Hamilton's "The Weapon From Beyond"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1967 first edition. Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1978 reprint of Norman Spinrad's 1974 "Riding The Torch". Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1999 reprint of David Weber's 1993 "On Basilisk Station". Michael Dolbear submitted a 2002 cite from Lois McMaster Bujold's "Diplomatic Immunity". Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a reprint of Arthur K. Barnes' "Satellite Five"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1938 original magazine appearance.
Last modified	6 July, 2008

Citations for suited adj.

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1938 A. K. Barnes Satellite Five in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 28/1	A half-dozen suited figures scurried about the nose of the Ark.
1981 B. Shaw Galactic Tours 13	Our picture shows the practice areas in use by suited and unsuited vacationers, the illusion of actually being in space enhanced by the sight of a shuttle craft approaching one of the station's receiving bays.