Synonyms for underwear


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-der-wair
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌwɛər

Top 10 synonyms for underwear Other synonyms for the word underwear

Définition of underwear

Origin :
  • 1872, from under + wear (n.). So called because it is worn under one's clothing.
  • noun clothing worn under outerwear
Example sentences :
  • The underwear might have been of red gold instead of red flannel.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • She also wore a dark blue skirt and a union suit of underwear.
  • Extract from : « The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan » by Unknown
  • He grimly stripped to underwear and put on the heat-suit from his bag.
  • Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Fur garments and underwear were hanging to the branches of trees.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • What had she to do with smocked dresses, children's underwear, capes?
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • She pushed it open and went out into the room in her underwear.
  • Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • It is said that he was left in his underwear, so great was the competition for these favours!
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Lace and Needlework » by Emily Leigh Lowes
  • Strict cleanliness of person and underwear should be observed.
  • Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
  • The air bath (see) will also give tone to the skin (see Skin and Underwear).
  • Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
  • It doesn't soil the underwear more than other skins, this black skin?
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 13 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
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