underclothes
Origin of underclothes
1- Also called un·der·cloth·ing [uhn-der-kloh-thing]. /ˈʌn dərˌkloʊ ðɪŋ/.
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How to use underclothes in a sentence
What, under-clothes, do you think I could give my dear uncle so much trouble as to bring linen clothes with me?
The Home in the Valley | Emilie F. CarlnThe facings of his coat, and all his under-clothes, were of gold.
Pencil Sketches | Eliza LeslieHe had no shirts, stockings, or under-clothes, which he cared to wear in the new life upon which he was entering.
Tom, The Bootblack | Horatio AlgerThere were 200 servants employed on this occasion, dressed in white under clothes, and blue coats, with red capes and cuffs.
Memoirs of General Lafayette | LafayetteBut he lay in bed in his under-clothes and read by the light of a candle stuck in a bottle.
The Growth of a Soul | August Strindberg
British Dictionary definitions for underclothes
/ (ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz) /
a variant of underwear Also called: underclothing
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