"underclothes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underclothes.wav
Etymology: From under + clothes. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|clothes}} under + clothes Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} underclothes pl (plural only)
  1. (plural only) clothes worn next to the skin and underneath outer clothing Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: underwear, undies, smalls, unmentionables, under clothes Coordinate_terms: overclothes Translations (clothes worn next to the skin): бельо (beljo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), alusvaatteet (Finnish), εσώρουχα (esóroucha) [neuter, plural] (Greek)

Alternative forms

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