underclothes

[ uhn-der-klohz, -klohthz ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. clothes worn under outer clothes.

Origin of underclothes

1
First recorded in 1825–35; under- + clothes
  • Also called un·der·cloth·ing [uhn-der-kloh-thing]. /ˈʌn dərˌkloʊ ðɪŋ/.

Words Nearby underclothes

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How to use underclothes in a sentence

  • In the third drawer underclothes might be put; to be folded and packed close does not hurt them.

  • Keku had finished stripping the little physician to his underclothes and had put a cover over him.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The doll lay on the bed, wrapped up in the white muslin that was to have made its underclothes, looking like a tiny corpse.

    The Quiver 3/1900 | Anonymous
  • And as for a dozen sets of underclothes, that won't wear once they see the washtub, they look foolish to me.

    And So They Were Married | Florence Morse Kingsley
  • But now there was no way of getting out of it; for he had nothing on but his underclothes under the bear-skin.

    Boyhood in Norway | Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for underclothes

underclothes

/ (ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz) /


pl n
  1. a variant of underwear Also called: underclothing

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