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
“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
He owned just three suits, three pairs of shoes and three sets of underclothes.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2014
And Helena needed a dress, shoes, underclothes, a nightgown, and probably other things I hadn’t thought of yet.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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