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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The Times reports that trans women housed in men’s facilities may be receiving accommodations like being allowed to buy women’s undergarments and only being searched by female guards. Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Feb. 2025 About two dozen of those are currently housed in women’s facilities — the rest are in men’s facilities, but may have been receiving accommodations such as being searched only by female guards or being allowed to purchase smocks and women’s undergarments. Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Koch, the breakout actor from Netflix’s Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story, also appreciates the brand’s famous undergarment. Paul Chi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025 Some might think of a strapless bra as a merely functional undergarment, reserved for impossible necklines or formal attire, but that should not be the case. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 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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