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underskirt

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un·der·skirt  (ndr-skûrt)
n.
1. A skirt worn under another skirt; a petticoat.
2. One skirt of a layered gown over which outer skirts are formed and draped.
underskirt [ˈʌndəˌskɜːt]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) any skirtlike garment worn under a skirt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.underskirtunderskirt - undergarment worn under a skirt      
half-slip, petticoat
crinoline - a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
Translations
underskirt [ˈʌndəskɜːt] N (Brit) → enaguas fpl
underskirt [ˈʌndərskɜːrt] n (British) → jupon m
underskirt [ˈʌndəˌskɜːt] n → sottogonna
underskirt [ˈʌndəˌskɜːt] n → sottogonna
underskirt → تنورة تحتية spodnička underkjole Unterrock μισοφόρι enaguas alushame jupon podsuknja sottogonna アンダースカート 속치마 onderrok underskjørt halka saia de baixo нижняя юбка underkjol กระโปรงชั้นในผู้หญิง jüpon váy mặc trong 衬裙


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I have been three times to Clementine about your underskirt, etc.
A Bundle of Letters by James, Henry View in context
A yellow dog that's spent most of his life in a cheap New York flat, sleeping in a corner on an old sateen underskirt (the one she spilled port wine on at the Lady Longshoremen's banquet), mustn't be expcctcd to perform any tricks with the art of speech.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
As for the rest, every bit was made by her own hands--featherstitched pinning blankets, a crocheted jacket and cap, knitted mittens, embroidered bonnets; slim little princess slips of sensible length; underskirts on absurd Lilliputian yokes; silk-embroidered white flannel petticoats; stockings and crocheted boots, seeming to burgeon before her eyes with wriggly pink toes and plump little calves; and last, but not least, many deliciously soft squares of bird's-eye linen.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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