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undergarment

[uhn-der-gahr-muhnt] / ˈʌn dərˌgɑr mənt /
NOUN
girdle
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‘The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

That’s a lot of weeks that undergarment has avoided a date with some warm, sudsy water over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

And we were just laughing that only in Iceland do we run into each other in an undergarment store.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

She entered and picked up the undergarment and put the stocking back in the drawer and closed it.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

The settlement money supports small grants for nonmedical gender-affirming care, such as purchasing binders, makeup, undergarments and toiletries, said Carly Coburn, who recently completed a four-year term as chair.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

She woke early, sometimes even before Papi, cooked the beans and rice for our supper, ironed our school uniforms and her work clothes, and bathed, powdered, and stuffed herself into her tortuous undergarments.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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