underdrawers

[ uhn-der-drawrz ]

noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs.: Compare drawer (def. 2).

Origin of underdrawers

1
1825–35; under- + drawers

Words Nearby underdrawers

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How to use underdrawers in a sentence

  • I shall always think of him in his proletarian grey woollen underdrawers and undershirt.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
  • He looked as though one gentle shove might send him yodeling down Market Street in his underdrawers.

    PRoblem | Alan Edward Nourse
  • Madame Putois had begun the basket that Gervaise had brought to her filled with towels, wrappers, cuffs and underdrawers.

    L'Assommoir | Emile Zola
  • Men's shirts were five sous, women's underdrawers four sous, pillow-cases a sou and a half, and aprons one sou.

    L'Assommoir | Emile Zola
  • The American troops swarmed out in their underdrawers and cartridge belts, and that surprise party turned right about face.

    A Woman's Impression of the Philippines | Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee