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undergarment

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un·der·gar·ment  (ndr-gärmnt)
n.
A garment worn under outer garments, especially one worn next to the skin.

undergarment
Noun
a garment worn under clothes
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Noun1.undergarmentundergarment - a garment worn under other garments
body stocking - a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)
bandeau, bra, brassiere - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
camisole, underbodice - a short sleeveless undergarment for women
chemise, shimmy, teddy, shift, slip - a woman's sleeveless undergarment
foundation garment, foundation - a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
garter belt, suspender belt - a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings
long underwear, union suit - an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece
half-slip, petticoat, underskirt - undergarment worn under a skirt
singlet, undershirt, vest - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
underpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
underclothes, underclothing, underwear - undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
outer garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garments
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undergarment
n undergarment [ˈandəgaːmənt]
an article of clothing worn under the outer clothes. onderkledingstukقِطْعَةٌ من المَلابِس الدّاخِلِيَّهдолна дрехаspodní prádloundertøjdie Unterkleidungεσώρουχοropa interioralusrõivasلباس زیرalusvaatesous-vêtementבֶּגֶד תַחתוֹןअन्दर के कपडे़donji vešfehérneműnærfat, undirflík(sottoveste)下着apatinis/pasivilktas drabužispavilktas drēbes; apakšveļapakaian dalamonderkledingstukunderkjole/-trøye (osv.)spodnia część garderobyroupa de baixolenjerie intimă/de corpпредмет нижнего бельяspodná bielizeňspodnje oblačilodonji vešunderplaggชุดชั้นในiç giysi內衣предмет спідньої білизниزير جامہquần áo lót

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When I say petticoat, I use the word in its literal sense, not colloquially as a metaphor for its usual wearer, meaning thereby a dainty feminine undergarment seen only by men on rainy days, and one might add washing-days.
At once I was all excitement, for I knew that it was a sign left by Lys that she had been carried this way; it was a tiny bit torn from the hem of the undergarment that she wore in lieu of the night-robes she had lost with the sinking of the liner.
I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress-- white undergarment with a long double apron, front, and back, of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.
 
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