underskirt

[ uhn-der-skurt ]

noun

1. a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.

underskirt

/ ˈʌndəˌskɜːt /

noun

1. any skirtlike garment worn under a skirt

Word History and Origins

Origin of underskirt¹

First recorded in 1860–65; under- + skirt

Example Sentences

Now the mamma makes me raise up my dress when I come into the house so she can get a good look at my underskirt all around.

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This morning she did look satisfaction looks when she saw not an animal in the pockets I have pinned onto my underskirt.

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When she gave me the pat, it went through my dress onto the back of the head of Felix Mendelssohn in a pocket in my underskirt.

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In finishing the top of an underskirt, many like to dispense with the placket and fitted band.

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Lettie, with hands shuddering, was wiping the blood from his eyes with a piece of her underskirt.

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