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
That evening he sallied out and expended his two pounds in underlinen, of which he was sorely in need.
From By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
It was full of a jumble of newspapers, books, old clothes and underlinen, in bundles.
From L'Assommoir by Émile Zola
There was a little underlinen, a cloak lined with catskin, and an old black skirt, in the wardrobe.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
The stationary apparatus, which is constructed to disinfect four complete suits of clothes, including underlinen, or one complete set of bedding, including mattress, is specially adapted for hospitals, barracks, jails, etc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 by Various
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