undergarment

[ uhn-der-gahr-muh nt ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌgɑr mənt /

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noun

an article of underwear.

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Origin of undergarment

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment

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But Shrier noted that undergarment trends tend to “ebb and flow.”
Kate Middleton’s “Bottomgate” Shows Why Women Still Need Slips|Keli Goff|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Undergarment, un′dėr-gr-ment, n. any article of clothing worn under another.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Over her shoulders were the thin strings of an undergarment that Tom thought was generally concealed.
Tutors' Lane|Wilmarth Lewis
Should the apron and cap not be needed for the cooking class, an undergarment (corset cover) may well be substituted.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools|Ministry of Education Ontario

In Phœbe's outstretched hands was the dearest possible little baby's undergarment—all of cambric, with narrow ribbons at the neck.
The Panchronicon|Harold Steele Mackaye
Then it seemed to her startlingly inadequate even as an undergarment.
The Branding Iron|Katharine Newlin Burt

British Dictionary definitions for undergarment

undergarment

/ (ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt) /

noun

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

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undergarment

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undergarment

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