Definition of underwear
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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underwear has got to be the most boring thing that one could ever receive as a birthday present!
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At Grace Park from 1 to 3 p.m., adults can receive a one-day Metro bus pass and fill their bags with new socks, underwear, toothpaste, shampoo and other basic essentials.
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The autopsy report said Cornell, who was 6-foot-3 and weighed 180 pounds, was in a torn gray T-shirt and black underwear.
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Corners of the Internet are cheering the hugely popular British fashion store Asos for featuring photos of unedited swimsuit and underwear models with visible stretch marks.
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And, of course, they're all outfitted in CK threads, from 205W39NYC bi-color western-meets-marching band shirts to Calvin Klein underwear.
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Police said Boyd try to conceal 12 packages of underwear in a messenger bag and leave the store without paying.
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In 2017, PETA was back at it, with underwear-clad activists wearing crocodile masks and signs shaped like Hermès Birkin bags protesting outside LFW this past February.
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Lab tests linked Smith’s DNA to a semen stain on the girl’s underwear.
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Attendees brought bouquets of roses and sunflowers, plenty of balloons, and a few gifts — including a bag containing body spray, T-shirts and underwear for one lucky graduate.
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First Known Use of underwear
1870
UNDERWEAR Defined for English Language Learners
underwear
playDefinition of underwear for English Language Learners
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: clothing that is worn next to your skin and under other clothing
UNDERWEAR Defined for Kids
underwear
playDefinition of underwear for Students
: clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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