Definition of "underclothes" []

• See underwear. (noun-plural)

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• "Her underclothes is that stained up with it that I'm ashamed to hang 'em out."
• "Christiane Passevant: In the film we see that Fulla's body has undergone certain changes, such as underclothes incorporated into her very body."
• "When I got better and could talk as much as I pleased, she wanted to know how many of us there were, what we did, and how we did it: what we ate, and what kind of underclothes we wore in winter, and how many times a week we bathed all over; when we got up, and what we studied, and how long we sewed each day, and how long we played, and when we went to bed -- and all sorts of other things."