underclothes
Origin of underclothes
1- Also called un·der·cloth·ing [uhn-der-kloh-thing]. /ˈʌn dərˌkloʊ ðɪŋ/.
Words Nearby underclothes
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How to use underclothes in a sentence
In the third drawer underclothes might be put; to be folded and packed close does not hurt them.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanKeku had finished stripping the little physician to his underclothes and had put a cover over him.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall GarrettThe doll lay on the bed, wrapped up in the white muslin that was to have made its underclothes, looking like a tiny corpse.
The Quiver 3/1900 | AnonymousAnd as for a dozen sets of underclothes, that won't wear once they see the washtub, they look foolish to me.
And So They Were Married | Florence Morse KingsleyBut now there was no way of getting out of it; for he had nothing on but his underclothes under the bear-skin.
Boyhood in Norway | Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
British Dictionary definitions for underclothes
/ (ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz) /
a variant of underwear Also called: underclothing
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