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/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɑː.mənt/ · noun
Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear..
Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.
In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.
Use under garment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Under garment means Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear..
Common synonyms include Jesus jammies.
Possible antonyms include overgarment, outer garment.
Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.
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