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underclothes

American  
[uhn-der-klohz, -klohthz] / ˈʌn dərˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. clothes worn under outer clothes.

  2. underwear.


underclothes British  
/ ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz /

plural noun

  1. Also called: underclothing.  a variant of underwear

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of underclothes

First recorded in 1825–35; under- + clothes

Example Sentences

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In the late afternoon, I walked to Babu Ghat, and onto the broad concrete slipway that descended into the water, where a few moored boats bobbed slowly and men and children bathed in underclothes.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2018

She threw her underclothes in a drawer in the closet and crossed into the bathroom.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2018

“Don’t count on your underclothes not showing, choose them so if they do, it doesn’t matter.”

From The Guardian Mar. 7, 2016

Her shaming was loosely based on Jane Shore, the 15th-century mistress of Edward IV who, dressed only in her underclothes, did a penance walk through late medieval London.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2015

There were no clothes or underclothes or shoes anywhere.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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