underclothes
Example Sentences
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Clerics faced down troublesome non-churchmen by forcing them to publicly confess their sins before their whole community, to pray all night in church in their underclothes – and sometimes to go on pilgrimages.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2020
There are underclothes, boxers, and socks hanging out of many pension windows, which gives the area a peculiar look of having a transient camp occupy permanent space.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2015
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
He owned just three suits, three pairs of shoes and three sets of underclothes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2014
And yes, they were underclothes, but she and Ruby and Sparrow preferred them to the alternative: the gowns.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
