underskirt
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- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌskɜrt/
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- The bride wore a beautiful gown with a lacy underskirt for added modesty.
- quilted underskirt
- pink underskirt
- yellow underskirt
But this one has this little, you know, underskirt kind of thing.
- But this one has this little, you know, underskirt kind of thing.
Examples
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She added a puffed underskirt to her dress to give it more volume.
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With an underskirt, it will be all right.
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I wore the underskirt whenever I could that winter.
Fiction book (1994) -
I wore my best, from the yellow quilted underskirt.
Fiction book (1994) -
For the first skirt, I have made a pink gingham underskirt and overlaid it with cotton fabric.
Blog text (21) -
For the school play, she decided to wear an underskirt under her costume to keep it from being too sheer.
Synonyms
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A loose undergarment worn under a dress or skirt
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A light loose piece of underwear worn from the waist under a skirt or dress
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A short piece of underwear worn under a skirt to help it hang smoothly and stop it showing through
A thin piece of clothing worn under a dress or skirt to stop it being see-through
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Etymology
The word underskirt comes from the parts under- meaning 'below', as in underwear, and skirt, the outer garment. So an underskirt is a skirt worn 'below' another skirt or dress to give shape or for modesty.