underdrawers

[ uhn-der-drawrz ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌdrɔrz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs.Compare drawer (def. 2).

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Origin of underdrawers

1825–35; under- + drawers

Words nearby underdrawers

underdone, underdraft, underdrain, underdrainage, underdraw, underdrawers, underdress, underdressed, underdrive, undereducate, underemphasis

How to use underdrawers in a sentence

I shall always think of him in his proletarian grey woollen underdrawers and undershirt.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
He looked as though one gentle shove might send him yodeling down Market Street in his underdrawers.
PRoblem|Alan Edward Nourse
Madame Putois had begun the basket that Gervaise had brought to her filled with towels, wrappers, cuffs and underdrawers.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
Men's shirts were five sous, women's underdrawers four sous, pillow-cases a sou and a half, and aprons one sou.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola

The American troops swarmed out in their underdrawers and cartridge belts, and that surprise party turned right about face.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee