UNDERCLOTHES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underclothes mean? 

• UNDERCLOTHES (noun)
  The noun UNDERCLOTHES has 1 sense:

1. undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments

  Familiarity information: UNDERCLOTHES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERCLOTHES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

underclothes; underclothing; underwear

Hypernyms ("underclothes" is a kind of...):

undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "underclothes"):

BVD; BVD's (trademark for men's underwear)

intimate apparel; lingerie (women's underwear and nightclothes)

long johns (warm underwear with long legs)

skivvies ((used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants)

 Context examples 

Joe watched, with bulging eyes, a few shirts and several changes of underclothes come out of the box, followed by books, and more books.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But he rolled into my marmalade and underclothes and against the trap-door.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Then he gathered up the marmalade and underclothes and put them on the table.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Then it was hot irons and underclothes till six o'clock, at which time Joe shook his head dubiously.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I watched him build the fire and set about cooking food for himself; then I stole into the cabin for my marmalade and underclothes, slipped back past the galley, and climbed down to the beach to deliver my barefoot report.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)