- underwear
- noun Date: 1870 clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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Underwear — Un der*wear , n. That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underwear — Underwear,dasod.der:⇨Unterwäsche(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
underwear — / ʌndərwɛər/, it. / anderwɛar/ s. ingl. (propr. abito di sotto ), usato in ital. al masch. (abbigl.) [indumenti intimi] ▶◀ biancheria (intima), intimo, lingerie … Enciclopedia Italiana
underwear — 1872, from UNDER (Cf. under) + WEAR (Cf. wear) (n.). So called because it is worn under one s clothing … Etymology dictionary
underwear — /anderˈwɛr, ingl. ˈʌndəw0ə(r)/ [vc. ingl., comp. di under «sotto» e to wear «indossare»] A s. m. inv. biancheria intima, intimo, lingerie (fr.) B agg. inv. intimo … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
underwear — [n] clothing worn under outerwear bikini, boxers*, boxer shorts, bra, briefs, BVDs*, corset, drawers*, intimate things, jockeys, jockey shorts, lingerie, long johns, panties, shorts, skivvies*, smallclothes, underclothes, underclothing,… … New thesaurus
underwear — ► NOUN ▪ clothing worn under other clothes next to the skin … English terms dictionary
underwear — [un′dər wer΄] n. clothing worn under one s outer clothes, usually next to the skin, as undershirts, undershorts, or slips … English World dictionary
underwear — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ skimpy ▪ thong (esp. AmE) ▪ bikini (AmE) ▪ thermal, warm … Collocations dictionary
underwear — un|der|wear [ ʌndər,wer ] noun uncount * clothing that you wear next to your skin under your regular clothes: You ll need to take some warm underwear. in your underwear: He was standing there in his underwear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underwear — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)weə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Underwear is clothing such as vests and pants which you wear next to your skin under your other clothes. ...a couple who went for a late night swim in their underwear. ...a change of underwear. Syn: underclothes … English dictionary
