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nethergarment

nethergarment noun: an article of clothing worn underneath; an undergarment.

Noun

nethergarment (plural nethergarments)

  1. An article of clothing worn underneath; an undergarment.
    • Much too conscientious a Musician, to omit a note of his part, he patiently waited for the pauses, to pull up his nethergarment again.1865, Louis Spohr, Louis Spohr's autobiography
    • With this form of nethergarment the stockings are tied just below the knees, and often hanging over the garter like the tops of boots.2000, Iris Brooke, James Laver, English Costume from the Seventeenth Through the Nineteenth Centuries

Forms of nethergarment

pluralnethergarments

Origin of nethergarment

From nether- + garment.

Questions about nethergarment

What does nethergarment mean?
Nethergarment means an article of clothing worn underneath; an undergarment.
What part of speech is nethergarment?
Nethergarment is a noun.
What is the plural of nethergarment?
The plural of nethergarment is nethergarments.

Words near nethergarment in the dictionary

  1. nethered
  2. Netherexe
  3. Netherfield
  4. netherfront
  5. netherfronts
  6. nethergarment
  7. nethergarments
  8. netherhair
  9. netherhairs
  10. netherhood
  11. Netherhope

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