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long underwear

American  

noun

  1. a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.


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The post also recommends keeping your legs warm with fleece-lined leggings or a pair of long underwear under your pants.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2024

Britain was thanked to the tune of The Clash’s punk classic “London Calling,” while Canada received gratitude for sniper rifles, howitzers, armored vehicles - and long underwear.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2023

Transplants from the East Coast know all about long underwear, but this may be an alien concept to many Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2023

Neal would get out first, steam wafting from his body, and put on thermal long underwear.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2022

I pressed clothes—baskets of giants’ BVD’s, long underwear even in summertime, T-shirts, sweat shirts.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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