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UNDERSKIRT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underskirt mean?
• UNDERSKIRT (noun)
The noun UNDERSKIRT has 1 sense:
1. undergarment worn under a skirt
Familiarity information: UNDERSKIRT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undergarment worn under a skirt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
half-slip; petticoat; underskirt
Hypernyms ("underskirt" is a kind of...):
undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "underskirt"):
crinoline (a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric)
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