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Dictionary: un·der·wear   (ŭn'dər-wâr') pronunciation
n.
Clothes worn next to the skin, beneath one's outer clothing. Also called underclothes, underclothing.


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IN BRIEF: n. - Garment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments..

pronunciation Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear. — Phil Gramm, Source: as quoted in Time, 1996

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
  Synonyms: underclothes, underclothing


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - undertøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondergoed

Français (French)
n. - sous-vêtements

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterwäsche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εσώρουχα

Italiano (Italian)
indumenti intimi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - roupa de baixo (f)

Русский (Russian)
нижнее белье

Español (Spanish)
n. - ropa interior

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - underkläder

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
内衣裤

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 內衣褲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 속옷, 내의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肌着, 下着

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملابس داخليه, ملابس ( نسائيه) داخليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בגדים תחתונים, לבנים‬


 
 
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