undergarment
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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
That’s a lot of weeks that undergarment has avoided a date with some warm, sudsy water over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Dressed in a khaki uniform and a “telnyashka” — the horizontally-striped undergarment of Russian armed forces — he signaled conformity and restraint, giving assurances wrapped in polite language.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Plumper as she got older, Mrs. Washington also wore a corset—an undergarment to cinch in a woman’s waist—and Ona would be the one who laced it tight.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
"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
Outdoor companies have long sold wool undergarments to hikers and campers, who love them for their odor and temperature regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The dress is enormous, too, featuring a hidden, outrageously wide scaffolding of rigid undergarments called a guardainfante.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
Silk undergarments to keep her warm without the heavy burden of a fur coat.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
