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smallclothes

[ smawl-klohz, -klohthz ]
/ ˈsmɔlˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /
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plural noun

British. small, personal items of clothing, as underwear, handkerchiefs, etc.
knee breeches, especially the close-fitting ones worn in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.

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Origin of smallclothes

First recorded in 1625–35; small + clothes

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Words related to smallclothes

corset, lingerie, shorts, undergarment, underpants, undershirt, bikini, bra, drawers, panties, underclothing, briefs, undies, boxers, skivvies, loincloth, boxer shorts, long johns, underthings

Example sentences from the Web for smallclothes

  • It is now the mode to wear buckles on your smallclothes, that you may loosen or tighten them at pleasure.

    The Robbers|Friedrich Schiller

  • No more will hoops and wigs add allure to the progress of beauty—nor peruke nor smallclothes invest the beau with grandeur.

    Seaport in Virginia|Gay Montague Moore

British Dictionary definitions for smallclothes

smallclothes
/ (ˈsmɔːlˌkləʊz, -ˌkləʊðz) /

pl n

men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
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