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undergarment

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

noun

  • undergarments
    plural
  1. an article of underwear.


undergarment British  
/ ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of undergarment

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment


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The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

And we were just laughing that only in Iceland do we run into each other in an undergarment store.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

His father was in the ladies’ undergarment business with his brothers, on the sixth floor of what is now a fancy loft at Broadway and Spring Street in S0H0.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Outdoor companies have long sold wool undergarments to hikers and campers, who love them for their odor and temperature regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The dress is enormous, too, featuring a hidden, outrageously wide scaffolding of rigid undergarments called a guardainfante.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

Then I pin her undergarments, along with Beetees, under some rocks and let them soak.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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