Undershirt

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless.

    "And she’ll say, “Ooh, look at my baby’s undershirt! What sweet little sockies! What clothesies does my little one want?” ‘All perversion I see! And this lady, doesn’t she have any children?’"

  2. 2
    a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body wordnet

Synonyms

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singletvestsingletsweatshirtsweatshirtunderbodice

Example

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"He put on his undershirt inside out."

Etymology

From under- + shirt.

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