Underclothing

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    clothing worn next to the skin; underwear. countable, uncountable

    "She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else."

  2. 2
    undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments wordnet

Example

More examples

"She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else."

Etymology

From under- + clothing.

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