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underclothes

[uhn-der-klohz, -klohthz] / ˈʌn dərˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /








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She threw her underclothes in a drawer in the closet and crossed into the bathroom.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2018

Her shaming was loosely based on Jane Shore, the 15th-century mistress of Edward IV who, dressed only in her underclothes, did a penance walk through late medieval London.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2015

Towels, trousers and underclothes still hang from the rafters in another house where Foday Joko lived with his wife and daughter.

From New York Times Aug. 11, 2014

After a while, when he didn’t come back, she put on her underclothes and her dress, and set off around the house in search of him.

From The New Yorker Jul. 2, 2012

She had a horror of being found dead with mended or, worse, unmended underclothes.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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