Definitions for underwearˈʌn dərˌwɛər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•der•wearˈʌn dərˌwɛər(n.)

  1. clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.

    Category: Clothing

    Ref: Also called underclothes 2 .

Origin of underwear:

1870–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. underwear, underclothes, underclothing(noun)

    undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. underwear(noun)ˈʌn dərˌwɛər

    clothing people wear next to their skin under other clothes

Wiktionary

  1. underwear(Noun)

    Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

  2. underwear(Noun)

    Men's underpants.

  3. Origin: From . Compare ondergoed, Unterwäsche, underkläder.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Underwear(noun)

    that which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes


Translations for underwear

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

underwear(noun)

clothes worn under the outer clothes

She washed her skirt, blouse and underwear.

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