plural noun
Etymology
Origin of underclothes
Example Sentences
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She threw her underclothes in a drawer in the closet and crossed into the bathroom.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2018
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
Verisimilitude broke down, however, when it came to underclothes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2014
After a while, when he didn’t come back, she put on her underclothes and her dress, and set off around the house in search of him.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
Beneath the overalls his body was looped with filthy yellowish rags, just recognizable as the remnants of underclothes.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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