n. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
n. Men's underpants.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A wearing under the outer clothing: as, clothes suited for underwear.
n. Undergarments; underclothes in general: a trade term.
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n. undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
Word Usage
"But Roger, I think the thing that has everyone tying knots in underwear is your implication that children's and YA lit is somehow intellectually inferior."