underthings
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of underthings
First recorded in 1840–50; under- + thing ( def. ); + -s 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Another, more eccentric retelling, Nicholas de Monchaux’s terrific book “Spacesuit,” from 2011, describes how Italian-American seamstresses, accustomed to making women’s underthings, made the astronauts’ overthings.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2019
Buyers can purchase packs of 3, 8, or 15 of these tags, depending on if you want to attach it to all your wardrobe staples, only your underthings, or just your workout wear.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2017
Perhaps it was only a matter of time that expectant and nursing mothers sought out provocative underthings with distinctive details, a world away from the black T-shirt bra look-alikes sold at outlets like Destination Maternity.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2011
You may well laugh to the point of pee stains in your underthings, and if you think that's gratuitous you have no idea.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2011
She especially hated handling Henry’s underthings, marked as they were with his sweat and smells.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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