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noun
clothing worn next to the skin; underwear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: underwear, underclothes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undergarment, unmentionable
Narrower terms: BVD, BVD's, lingerie, intimate apparel, long johns, Skivvies
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English clothing English underclothing From under- + clothing.
