plural noun
Etymology
Origin of underclothes
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
They began to laugh, in high, bell-tinkling tones, pointing at Tristran, in his broken boots and blanket, and underclothes, and bowler hat.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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