undergarment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of undergarment
Example Sentences
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The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Dressed in a khaki uniform and a “telnyashka” — the horizontally striped undergarment of Russian armed forces — he signaled conformity and restraint, giving assurances wrapped in polite language.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2023
Some women swear by period underwear, a type of undergarment engineered to absorb menstrual blood.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022
This fitted undergarment ushered in an age when dresses had very narrow midsections.
From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2022
Plumper as she got older, Mrs. Washington also wore a corset—an undergarment to cinch in a woman’s waist—and Ona would be the one who laced it tight.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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