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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They didn’t have much: a couple of dresses and some underthings for each of them and a single pair of shoes, as well as an ivory comb Mrs. Harrison had found at a secondhand store and a few hair ribbons.
From Literature
My trusty underthings saved the day for me and for those three children.
From Literature
I quickly used the facility, slipped off my mittens to grab a piece of the Monkey Ward catalog to dry off, and hiked up my underthings.
From Literature
Also sheer gold lace or crystal woven evening slip dresses, through which, again, the silk underthings were visible.
From New York Times
Second place receives Dress-Up Squirrel, a laminated cardboard critter standing straight up so that you can dress him/her/them in a wondrous variety of 39 cling stickers, including men’s and women’s underthings, a Santa suit, an Easter Bunny headdress, leprechaun gear, a pearl necklace and, of course, a chain saw.
From Washington Post
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