underdress
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
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garments worn beneath others; underclothes.
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a slip, petticoat, or other underskirt, especially one designed to be seen when worn, as beneath a redingote.
Etymology
Origin of underdress
Example Sentences
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He wasn't about to underdress for the occasion.
From Time Magazine Archive
An underdress of heavy fleece wool and waterproof canvas is worn inside, the rubber canvas trousers, with pockets, outside.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wore a blue coat with buff facings and buff underdress, a small sword, rich epaulets, a black cockade in his three-cornered hat, and a blue sash under his coat.
From In the Days of Poor Richard by Bacheller, Irving
His underdress, by no means in a military style, was covered by a deep ash-coloured hunting shirt, legging and moccasins if the latter could be procured.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir
She wears an underdress of pale green silk, draped with an overdress of thin ecru canvas embroidered with gold.
From Arms and the Man by Shaw, Bernard
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