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un·der·wear
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ˈʌn
dərˌwɛər
/
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uhn
-der-wair
]
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noun
clothing
worn
next to the skin under outer clothes.
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Also called
underclothes
,
underclothing.
Origin:
1870–75;
under-
+
wear
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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underwear
(ˈʌndəˌwɛə)
—
n
Also called:
underclothes
clothing worn under the outer garments, usually next to the skin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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underwear
1872, from
under
+
wear
(n.). So called because it is worn under one's clothing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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