| balconet |
a lightly padded BRA. |
| basque |
a kind of BODICE. |
| basqued |
furnished with a BASQUE, a kind of bodice. |
| bodice |
a woman's stiffened inner garment. |
| bra |
a BRASSIERE, a woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts. |
| braless |
without a bra. |
| brassiere |
a woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts. |
| broekies+ |
(Afrikaans) underpants. |
| bustier |
a strapless long-line BRASSIERE. |
| camiknickers camiknicks+ |
a woman's undergarment combining a CAMISOLE and KNICKERS. |
| camisole |
a loose BODICE with thin shoulder straps instead of sleeves. |
| chemise |
a woman's shirt-like undergarment. |
| chemisette |
an under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast. |
| corset |
a close-fitting stiff inner BODICE; (verb) to support with a corset. |
| corsetry |
corsets generally. |
| crinolette |
a small CRINOLINE causing the dress to project behind only. |
| crinoline |
a hooped petticoat or skirt made to project all round by means of steel wire. |
| crinolined |
wearing a CRINOLINE. |
| drawers |
a close-fitting undergarment for the lower part of the body and the legs. |
| falsie |
a pad worn within a BRASSIERE. |
| grundies+ |
men's underpants. No GRUNDY*. |
| inexpressibles |
(joc.) underwear. |
| innerwear |
underwear. |
| jockstrap |
a genital support worn esp by men participating in athletics. |
| knickered |
wearing knickers. |
| knickers |
women's or girls' underpants; a woman's undergarment covering (and sometimes gathered in at) the thigh. |
| knicks |
(ab.) KNICKERS. |
| lingerie |
underwear. |
| longies |
long underwear. |
| pantalets pantalettes |
long frilled drawers. |
| pantaletted |
wearing PANTALETTES, long frilled drawers. |
| pantalettes |
see PANTALETS. |
| pantalooned |
wearing PANTALOONS. |
| pantie panty |
a woman's or child's undergarment. |
| pants |
knickers or underpants; (US) trousers. |
| panty |
see PANTIE. |
| petticoat |
a skirt, esp an underskirt, or a garment of which it forms part. |
| scanties |
underwear. |
| shapewear+ |
underwear that shapes the body. No -S. |
| shift |
a woman's undergarment, a CHEMISE. |
| singlet |
a man's jersey underwear. |
| skivvy |
a man's undervest; a drudge; (verb) to work as a skivvy, to drudge. |
| smalls |
underwear. |
| smicket |
a woman's under-garment; a smock. |
| snuggies |
women's long underwear. N.B. no SNUGGY* or SNUGGIE*. |
| tanga |
a brief string-like bikini; (women's or men's) briefs consisting of a waistband and a triangle of fabric at front and back, so that the hips are left exposed at either side. |
| teddie teddy |
a one-piece undergarment for a woman. |
| trolleys |
(sl.) men's underpants. |
| underclothes underclothing |
clothes worn under others, esp those next to the skin. |
| underdaks+ |
(Aus. sl.) underpants. |
| undergarment |
any article of clothing worn under another, esp that worn next to the skin. |
| underlinen |
underclothing. |
| undershirt |
an undergarment worn under a shirt usu made of cotton. |
| underskirt |
a PETTICOAT. |
| underthings+ |
underwear. No UNDERTHING*. |
| undervest |
an UNDERSHIRT. |
| underwear |
clothes worn under one's outer clothes, esp next to the skin. |
| underwired |
of a bra etc., having shape provided by a thin strip of metal. |
| undies |
women's underclothing. |
| unmentionables |
(joc.) underwear. |
| vest |
an undergarment for the top half of the body, an UNDERSHIRT. |
| vestee |
a garment worn under a woman's jacket or blouse. |
| vestless |
without a vest. |
| vestlike |
like a vest. |
| waspie |
a ladies' corset which is laced or fitted tightly over the waist. |
| wyliecoat |
a flannel UNDERVEST or petticoat. |
