undergarment

[uhn-der-gahr-muh nt]

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noun

an article of underwear.

Origin of undergarment

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment

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Related Words for undergarment

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Examples from the Web for undergarment

Contemporary Examples of undergarment

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

Historical Examples of undergarment

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.
Clothing and Health
Helen Kinne
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

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

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