underclothes

[ uhn-der-klohz, -klohthz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. clothes clothes worn under outer clothes. clothes.
2. underwear.

underclothes

/ ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz /

plural noun

1. a variant of underwear Also calledunderclothing

Word History and Origins

Origin of underclothes¹

First recorded in 1825–35; under- + clothes

Example Sentences

Their beds are unmade, underclothes on the floor, clean stockings left draped and hanging to dry from the electrical wires dangling through the window.

From Literature

Ono remained silent as audience members cut small scraps, larger pieces and, eventually, parts of her underclothes.

From Washington Post

Clerics faced down troublesome non-churchmen by forcing them to publicly confess their sins before their whole community, to pray all night in church in their underclothes – and sometimes to go on pilgrimages.

From The Guardian

There were no clothes or underclothes or shoes anywhere.

From Literature

In it Mami put a cot with its own mosquito net, a small table and chair, and a basket for my underclothes.

From Literature

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