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underclothes

[ uhn-der-klohz, -klohth z ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

clothes worn under outer clothes.

underwear.

Also called un·der·cloth·ing

[uhn-der-kloh-th ing] /ˈʌn dərˌkloʊ ðɪŋ/.

Origin of underclothes

First recorded in 1825–35; under- + clothes

Words nearby underclothes

undercellar, undercharge, underclass, underclassman, underclay, underclothes, undercoat, undercoating, undercompensate, undercool, undercount

Example sentences from the Web for underclothes

Well, I've got only one suit of underclothes, and I'm going after the bear-meat, that's all.

Smoke Bellew |Jack London
"You must certainly have a few pairs of homeknit socks and some changes of underclothes," said his tearfully-solicitous mother.

Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) |John McElroy
The uniform and underclothes were almost as wet as when Alec had arrived on board the U-boat.

The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge |Percy F. Westerman
Then he gathered up the marmalade and underclothes and put them on the table.

The Sea-Wolf |Jack London

But isn't it overdoing it rather to make him change his underclothes and everything?

The Red House Mystery |A. A. Milne

British Dictionary definitions for underclothes

underclothes

/ (ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz) /

pl n

a variant of underwear Also called: underclothing