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undergarment

[ uhn-der-gahr-muhnt ]

noun

  1. an article of underwear.


undergarment

/ ˈʌԻəˌɡɑːəԳ /

noun

  1. any garment worn under the visible outer clothes, usually next to the skin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of undergarment1

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + garment
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Evidence showed that he asked Eckhart to send her undergarments to him in an envelope.

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Delta also issued a directive last year that flight attendants adhere to a strict dress code, including wearing undergarments.

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One 15-year-old, who evacuated with just one change of clothing before her home was destroyed in the Eaton fire, picked up toiletries and socks, undergarments, pants and shirts.

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The dress is enormous, too, featuring a hidden, outrageously wide scaffolding of rigid undergarments called a guardainfante.

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An inquiry was instituted after an upcoming actress, Sri Reddy, protested by stripping down to her undergarments in public in 2018 “to draw attention to the sexual exploitation of women in the industry”.

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