underclothes
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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
“I had sets of clothes, pants and shirts, but I didn’t bring any underclothes or socks,” he said, grinning.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2019
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 Helena needed a dress, shoes, underclothes, a nightgown, and probably other things I hadn’t thought of yet.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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