undergarment
Americannoun
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undergarments
plural
noun
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Origin of undergarment
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‘The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Sean McVay, taking a cue from quarterback Matthew Stafford, will don an upper-body neoprene undergarment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
And we were just laughing that only in Iceland do we run into each other in an undergarment store.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
His father was in the ladies’ undergarment business with his brothers, on the sixth floor of what is now a fancy loft at Broadway and Spring Street in S0H0.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
One 15-year-old, who evacuated with just one change of clothing before her home was destroyed in the Eaton fire, picked up toiletries and socks, undergarments, pants and shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
Cinna braids my hair down my back and helps me dress over simple undergarments.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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