undergarment

noun

un·​der·​gar·​ment ˈən-dər-ˌgär-mənt How to pronounce undergarment (audio)
: a garment to be worn under another

Examples of undergarment in a Sentence

pack plenty of warm undergarments for the ski vacation
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Oprah Winfrey just reminded me that my undergarments don’t always have to work so hard during wedding season. Shalwah Evans, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Similar to the model from the house’s Spring/Summer 2025 Couture runway show, Tyla also donned matching undergarments in black. Mecca Pryor, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule does have a commode designed for use in microgravity, but astronauts also sometimes wear special undergarments. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025 According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Vietnam trails only China in global exports of women's undergarments, a category that includes bras, corsets, girdles and shapewear. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergarment

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergarment was in 1530

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“Undergarment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergarment. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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undergarment

noun
un·​der·​gar·​ment ˈən-dər-ˌgär-mənt How to pronounce undergarment (audio)
: a garment to be worn under another

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