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undergarment

[uhn-der-gahr-muhnt] / ˈʌn dərˌgɑr mənt /
NOUN
girdle
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The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

And we were just laughing that only in Iceland do we run into each other in an undergarment store.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Some women swear by period underwear, a type of undergarment engineered to absorb menstrual blood.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

His father was in the ladies’ undergarment business with his brothers, on the sixth floor of what is now a fancy loft at Broadway and Spring Street in S0H0.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

The castle’s management has long banned denim, sneakers, shorts, skorts, athletic wear, hoodies, bare midriffs, exposed undergarments and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

My gowns and stockings and undergarments tumbled onto the tiles.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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