underclothingn.
/ˈʌndəˌkləʊðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌkloʊðɪŋ/ Clothing worn below the upper or outer garments, esp. next to the skin. Also figurative.
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underdress1788
unmentionable1791
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1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 1061 (note) Used also of veils, and women's underclothing.
1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 572 Linen for two purposes—for under-clothing, and for the table.
1878 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David V. Ps. cix. 29 Where sin is the underclothing, shame will soon be the outer vesture.
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