Undergarment

//ˌʌn.dɚˈɡɑɹ.mənt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

    "Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste."

  2. 2
    a garment worn under other garments wordnet
  3. 3
    Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. in-plural

Example

More examples

"Santiago wanted to sleep with no undergarment."

Etymology

From under- + garment.

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