as in underwear
clothing intended to be worn underneath other clothing
he changes his underclothing every day
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Recent Examples of underclothing
Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.
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David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When found the body was clad only in the underclothing, stockings and black satin high-heeled slippers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
The patient’s underclothing with pinkish discoloration in the elastic band regions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
La Corte also had to construct temple garments, the white underclothing worn by adult Latter-day Saints after they are endowed in the temple.
—Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
The book also profiles follies that never reached the market: anti-gravitation underclothing designed to keep wearers aloft and telegraph mechanisms that relied on snails slithering around zinc bowls to tap out letters.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
More and more, the church has been drawing back the curtain on its temple ceremonies and the underclothing donned by devout members.
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2021
The study suggests research for winter clothing: underclothing that will not readily absorb water, garments that will hold quantities of air in extremely small bubbles, and quilted clothes made of a batting of chicken feathers and cotton.
—Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
At the jail, a bag of marijuana was found in his underclothing, according to the report.
—Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When found the body was clad only in the underclothing, stockings and black satin high-heeled slippers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
The patient’s underclothing with pinkish discoloration in the elastic band regions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
La Corte also had to construct temple garments, the white underclothing worn by adult Latter-day Saints after they are endowed in the temple.
—Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
The book also profiles follies that never reached the market: anti-gravitation underclothing designed to keep wearers aloft and telegraph mechanisms that relied on snails slithering around zinc bowls to tap out letters.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
More and more, the church has been drawing back the curtain on its temple ceremonies and the underclothing donned by devout members.
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2021
The study suggests research for winter clothing: underclothing that will not readily absorb water, garments that will hold quantities of air in extremely small bubbles, and quilted clothes made of a batting of chicken feathers and cotton.
—Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
At the jail, a bag of marijuana was found in his underclothing, according to the report.
—Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
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“Underclothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclothing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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