UNDERCLOTHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underclothing mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERCLOTHING (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 ("underclothing" is a kind of...):

undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)

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

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 

And you will not cast your underclothing until June is in.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The slop-chest, as well as the provisions, was stored in the lazarette, and I took advantage of the opportunity to lay in a stock of underclothing.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)