underskirt

[ uhn-der-skurt ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌskɜrt /

a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.

Origin of underskirt

First recorded in 1860–65; under- + skirt

I made patches all over my underskirt except where I do sit down.

The Story of Opal |Opal Whiteley
Now the mamma makes me raise up my dress when I come into the house so she can get a good look at my underskirt all around.

The Story of Opal |Opal Whiteley
In deference to his inborn dislike, Dallas was wearing an underskirt of blue.

The Plow-Woman |Eleanor Gates
By and by that flour-sack is going to evolute into an underskirt for me to wear under my dress when I go to school.

The Story of Opal |Opal Whiteley

Louise was given two dresses a year; her old dress from last year, she wore as an underskirt.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration

underskirt

/ (ˈʌndəˌskɜːt) /

any skirtlike garment worn under a skirt