underwear (/ˈʌn.də.weər/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈʌn.də.weər/
Meaning
Meaning: inner garments
Clothes worn next to the skin, under other clothing.
Examples
🗣 She packed enough clean underwear and socks to last the entire two-week summer trip.
Etymology
Compound of ‘under’ and ‘wear’, first recorded in the late 19th century.
How & Where It’s Used
A polite general term for garments worn beneath outer clothes.
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