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undergarment

American  
[uhn-der-gahr-muhnt] / ˈʌn dərˌgɑr mənt /

noun

  1. an article of underwear.

undergarment British  
/ ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of undergarment

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment

Example Sentences

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That’s a lot of weeks that undergarment has avoided a date with some warm, sudsy water over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Dressed in a khaki uniform and a “telnyashka” — the horizontally striped undergarment of Russian armed forces — he signaled conformity and restraint, giving assurances wrapped in polite language.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Some women swear by period underwear, a type of undergarment engineered to absorb menstrual blood.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

This fitted undergarment ushered in an age when dresses had very narrow midsections.

From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2022

Plumper as she got older, Mrs. Washington also wore a corset—an undergarment to cinch in a woman’s waist—and Ona would be the one who laced it tight.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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