Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
underclothes .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
underclothes .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
clothing worn next to the skin;underwear
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
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Examples
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Shoes are in good condition and underclothing is sufficient.
Work Camp 11033 GW 2010
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The discarded underclothing is first steeped in a solution of creolin, or other coal-tar disinfectant, for some hours, and then passes through the hands of a staff of women of the country, who wash and laundry it, passing it on to another staff of darners and menders.
War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps John George 1918
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 Only her white underclothing is visible in the dark room as she undresses and they get it on, and somehow Walker’s new powers give Heather a glimpse of his past couplings as she climaxes.
Review: Powers #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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White underwear: such as tee shirts, sox, and other underclothing, that is of sturdy cotton, can be washed in hot water, on the normal cycle, and dried in the dryer on a hot setting.
Laundry With Love 2005
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White underwear: such as tee shirts, sox, and other underclothing, that is of sturdy cotton, can be washed in hot water, on the normal cycle, and dried in the dryer on a hot setting.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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For in these bags there were useful articles of every description, such as underclothing, stockings, cigars and cigarettes.
Three Years' War Christiaan Rudolf De Wet 1888
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And then he would sit close to the lamp on one side the table and read old borrowed magazines for an hour, while I sat on the other side and darned his socks and underclothing.
ON THE MAKALOA MAT 2010
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My underclothing and socks, however, were new and warm, but of the sort that any American waif, down in his luck, could acquire in the ordinary course of events.
THE DESCENT 2010
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Despite hiding the figure beneath layers of petticoats, underclothing, and corsets, flesh reduction and good health were a common concern with women of this period.
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My mother, a creature I was learning to understand afresh, had the pity or, more likely, the sense of protectiveness to stop them before they removed my underclothing.
Phantasmagoria Emily House 2012
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