underwear

[ uhn-der-wair ]
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noun
  1. clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.

Origin of underwear

1
First recorded in 1870–75; under- + wear

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British Dictionary definitions for underwear

underwear

/ (ˈʌndəˌwɛə) /


noun
  1. clothing worn under the outer garments, usually next to the skin: Also called: underclothes

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