underlinen
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He opened a large chest and found underlinen and hosen, a hood with a long peak, and a warm cloak.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
"Father and Mother will be home in ten days!" proclaimed Gwethyn jubilantly, sitting on Rose Randall's bed amidst a litter of underlinen.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil
The gombeenwoman Eliza Tudor had underlinen enough to vie with her of Sheba.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
Her bed was still unmade, her nightdress was lying on it, and by the side of the bed a pair of drawers that she left there on changing her underlinen.
From The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies by Anonymous
Madame seemed to take to her more and more every day; there were constant presents, now a silk dress, now a tiny gold watch, even some underlinen.
From His Masterpiece by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
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