plural noun
Etymology
Origin of underclothes
Example Sentences
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“I had sets of clothes, pants and shirts, but I didn’t bring any underclothes or socks,” he said, grinning.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2019
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
“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
It’s still hidden in the laundry bag beneath my “anonymously” donated new collection of underclothes.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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