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undergarment

[uhn-der-gahr-muh nt]
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noun
  1. an article of underwear.
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Origin of undergarment

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment
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Related Words

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  • Then it seemed to her startlingly inadequate even as an undergarment.

    The Branding Iron

    Katharine Newlin Burt

  • His wardrobe, always grand, underwent revision in the undergarment line.

    Ask Momma

    R. S. Surtees

  • Mother will surely have a tablecloth or an undergarment or an apron which needs a patch.

  • Basil obeyed, revealing an undergarment that was still more foul.

    Red Eve

    H. Rider Haggard

  • Grass is the nap of the fields; it is the undergarment of the hills.

    Under the Maples

    John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for undergarment

undergarment

noun
  1. any garment worn under the visible outer clothes, usually next to the skin
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